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    AZERBAIJANIS INJURED IN FIGHT AT FRENCH PARLIAMENT

    La Crosse Tribune
    Feb 28 2013

    French officials on Thursday condemned Armenian and Azerbaijani
    activists for clashing with one another in France's parliament.

    Azerbaijan and Armenia have been in conflict since 1988, over the
    disputed Caucasus Mountains territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The violent outburst occurred Tuesday in the National Assembly in
    Paris, during a conference commemorating the anniversary of violence
    against Armenians in 1988.

    Two Azerbaijanis, a man and a woman, tried to interrupt the conference,
    saying they wanted to commemorate the anniversary of a 1992 massacre
    of Azerbaijanis. The Azerbaijani Embassy in Paris says the two were
    attacked and beaten by some of the pro-Armenia participants.

    France's Foreign Ministry said Thursday it "regrets and condemns"
    the acts of violence committed inside the National Assembly.

    The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issued a statement criticizing French
    lawmakers for failing to stop the "brutal beating" of Azerbaijani
    activists. It blamed "the Armenian lobby and its sponsors" for the
    violence and voiced hope that French authorities will punish those
    responsible for the beating the woman, a French citizen of Azerbaijani
    origin, and an Azerbaijani student.

    In Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, about 100 student activists protested
    near the French Embassy, holding placards with slogans such as "Shame
    on France!" and "For Justice!"

    http://lacrossetribune.com/news/world/europe/azerbaijanis-injured-in-fight-at-french-parliament/article_09543289-7fce-5a60-9256-4a13e2342214.html?comment_form=true

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