Rally to mark 21st anniversary of Khojaly genocide held in Paris
Paris, 25 February (AZERTAC). The House of Azerbaijan functioning in France has held a rally in a square near the Montmartre hill in Paris on the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
Hundreds of Azerbaijanis, carrying flags of Azerbaijan and France and placards, chanted slogans condemning atrocities committed by Armenians against innocent people of Khojaly.
Head of the House of Azerbaijan Mirvari Fataliyeva read out the message on the Khojaly tragedy to French officials. The message said on February 26, 1992 Armenian armed forces with help of 366 motor-infantry regiment of former USSR committed massacre against innocent people in Khojaly killing numerous women, children and elderly people and taking thousands of civilians hostage. “Human Rights Watch described the Khojaly tragedy as the largest massacre to date in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.”
The rally participants were handed over brochures on the Khojaly genocide, and balloons with names of children who lost their lives during the bloodshed were released.
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