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April 24 2014
Thousands March to Mark 99th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Thousands are expected to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the
Armenian genocide on Thursday, with several high-profile events
scheduled across Southern California.
Thousands of Armenians take to the streets of Los Angeles' Little
Armenia in 2012 to mark the anniversary of the Armenian genocide of
1915. (Credit: Los Angeles Times)
The observances come just days after Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan offered condolences to Armenian descendants of the
massacre -- an atrocity that Turkey still refuses to describe as a
genocide. Roughly 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915
amid the chaotic collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
With among the largest Armenian diasporas in the world, Glendale and
East Hollywood will host a number of events Thursday, including a
rally expected to draws thousands to Hollywood Boulevard in Little
Armenia. A separate demonstration is planned for outside the Turkish
consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, where the prime
minister's recent comment will likely be a hot topic.
"We do not see this as being something that is an adequate and
appropriate acceptance of responsibility for the international crime
that had been committed," Berdj Karapetian, chairman of the Glendale
chapter of the Armenian National Committee of America, told the
Glendale News-Press in response to Erdogan's comments.
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April 24 2014
Thousands March to Mark 99th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Thousands are expected to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the
Armenian genocide on Thursday, with several high-profile events
scheduled across Southern California.
Thousands of Armenians take to the streets of Los Angeles' Little
Armenia in 2012 to mark the anniversary of the Armenian genocide of
1915. (Credit: Los Angeles Times)
The observances come just days after Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan offered condolences to Armenian descendants of the
massacre -- an atrocity that Turkey still refuses to describe as a
genocide. Roughly 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915
amid the chaotic collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
With among the largest Armenian diasporas in the world, Glendale and
East Hollywood will host a number of events Thursday, including a
rally expected to draws thousands to Hollywood Boulevard in Little
Armenia. A separate demonstration is planned for outside the Turkish
consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, where the prime
minister's recent comment will likely be a hot topic.
"We do not see this as being something that is an adequate and
appropriate acceptance of responsibility for the international crime
that had been committed," Berdj Karapetian, chairman of the Glendale
chapter of the Armenian National Committee of America, told the
Glendale News-Press in response to Erdogan's comments.
http://ktla.com/2014/04/24/thousands-march-to-mark-99th-anniversary-of-armenian-genocide/#axzz2zyTBxhyd