Azerbaijan`s embassy to South Africa issues statement on Khojaly tragedy
Baku, February 21 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s embassy in the South African Republic has released a statement on the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy addressed to state and government bodies, diplomatic and international missions in the country.
According to the embassy, the statement is posted on the website of “Azerbaijan`s friend in South African Republic” non governmental organization (http://www.azerbaijan.org.za), and is accompanied with photos and videos on the tragedy.
On the night of 25-26 February 1992, the Armenian armed forces, with participation of the Khankendi-based 366th motorized infantry regiment, attacked and ruined, in one night, the town of Khojaly, which had been encircled during months. In this bloody act, they brutally slaughtered civilians, murdering 613 people, abusing corpses, taking 1275 hostages. Of them, the fate of 150 remains unknown. Among the killed, 63 were children, 106 were women and 70 were elders. The military invasion completely wiped out 8 families.
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