Azerbaijani MP to attend event in Moscow on Khojaly genocide

By  Trend

Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabayov is in Moscow to participate in a ceremony to be held Feb. 25 in connection with the 27th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijani parliament.

Musabayov will inform the audience about the Khojaly tragedy.

The visit will last until Feb. 27.

During the Karabakh war, on Feb. 25-26, 1992, the Armenian armed forces, together with the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops, stationed in Khankendi, committed an act of genocide against the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly. As many as 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old people were killed in the massacre. Eight families were totally exterminated, 130 children lost one parent and 25 children lost both. Some 1,275 innocent residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 people still remains unknown.