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KARDASHIANS CAUSE STIR IN HOMELAND
PUBLISHED09/04/2015 | 18:26
OPEN GALLERY 1The Kardashian sisters Khloe, Kourtney and Kim have
ancestral roots in Armenia
The Kardashian contingent's visit to Armenia is causing a commotion,
but officials are pleased they came.
Kim Kardashian, husband Kanye West, daughter North and sister Khloe
are in the Kardashian ancestral homeland on a high-visibility visit
ahead of this month's observing of the centenary of the mass killing
of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
Hundreds of celebrity-besotted fans gathered outside the Kardashians'
hotel and followed the group through the capital Yerevan today.
"Kim Kardashian is a lady who's known worldwide. We should be happy
she came here," said parliament speaker Galust Saakian.
Historians estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed around
the time of the First World War. Turkey denies the deaths constituted
genocide, saying the toll is inflated and that those killed were
victims of civil war and unrest.
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/kardashians-cause-stir-in-homeland-31130340.html
PUBLISHED09/04/2015 | 18:26
OPEN GALLERY 1The Kardashian sisters Khloe, Kourtney and Kim have
ancestral roots in Armenia
The Kardashian contingent's visit to Armenia is causing a commotion,
but officials are pleased they came.
Kim Kardashian, husband Kanye West, daughter North and sister Khloe
are in the Kardashian ancestral homeland on a high-visibility visit
ahead of this month's observing of the centenary of the mass killing
of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
Hundreds of celebrity-besotted fans gathered outside the Kardashians'
hotel and followed the group through the capital Yerevan today.
"Kim Kardashian is a lady who's known worldwide. We should be happy
she came here," said parliament speaker Galust Saakian.
Historians estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed around
the time of the First World War. Turkey denies the deaths constituted
genocide, saying the toll is inflated and that those killed were
victims of civil war and unrest.
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/kardashians-cause-stir-in-homeland-31130340.html