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Presidemt Aliyev signs order on 25th anniversary of Khojaly Genocide

25 January 2017 [10:00] - TODAY.AZ

By  Azertac 


Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.

Under the order, the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration will develop a plan of events on the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide and ensure the plan’s implementation.

On February 25-26, 1992, the Armenian armed forces committed an act of genocide against the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly. As a result of the genocide, 613 people were killed, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly, 487 people became disabled, and 1,275 residents were taken hostage.

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