Azerbaijan observes moment of silence for Khojaly victims VIDEO
Baku, February 26, AZERTAC
At 17:00 local time today, a moment of silence was observed across Azerbaijan in remembrance of the victims of the Khojaly genocide.
Traffic movement came to a halt for a minute, and national flags in cities, towns, districts and villages, as well as diplomatic missions abroad, were lowered.
Thousands of Baku residents have been visiting Khojaly memorial in Khatai district since the early hours of Thursday to pay tribute to victims of the tragedy.
Commemorative events are held across Azerbaijan.
On the night of 25-26 February 1992, Armenian armed forces attacked the city of Khojaly with the support of the 366th motorized rifle regiment of the former USSR and brutally massacred the civilian population. A total of 613 residents of the city, including 63 children and 106 women, were brutally murdered, with 1,275 people taken prisoner and subjected to torture. The fate of 150 individuals remains unknown. A total of 5,379 residents of Khojaly were forcibly expelled from the city, eight families were completely destroyed, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent.
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