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ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF SAINT PETERSBURG MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF SUMGAIT POGROMS
news.am
Feb 28 2011
Armenia
Armenian community of Russia's Saint Petersburg marked 23 anniversary
of the Sumgait pogroms in Azerbaijan.
Memorial service was conducted in the church on Monday morning,
foreign office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. A film about Sumgait
events was screened, while Armenian youth placed posters condemning
the Sumgait massacres in the Nevsky Avenue.
As a result of three-day long pogroms in the Azerbaijani city of
Sumgait dozens of Armenians were killed, many of them - burned alive
after beatings and torture, hundreds were wounded. Many women,
including under-age girls, were, raped. According to official
information, 26 Armenians were killed another 100 were seriously
injured.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Feb 28 2011
Armenia
Armenian community of Russia's Saint Petersburg marked 23 anniversary
of the Sumgait pogroms in Azerbaijan.
Memorial service was conducted in the church on Monday morning,
foreign office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. A film about Sumgait
events was screened, while Armenian youth placed posters condemning
the Sumgait massacres in the Nevsky Avenue.
As a result of three-day long pogroms in the Azerbaijani city of
Sumgait dozens of Armenians were killed, many of them - burned alive
after beatings and torture, hundreds were wounded. Many women,
including under-age girls, were, raped. According to official
information, 26 Armenians were killed another 100 were seriously
injured.
From: A. Papazian