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Shusha's occupation turns 15

08 May 2007 [11:32] - TODAY.AZ
Today marks the 15th anniversary of occupation of Azerbaijan's cultural and art center of Shusha by Armenian armed forces.

Armenian forces ended the occupation of Nagorno Karabakh by seizing Shusha on May 8, 1992.

As a result of the occupation of Shusha, Azerbaijan's 289 square km of territory became under the control of Armenians, 200 people became martyrs and 150 became disabled. 249 historical monuments, 2 sanatoriums, memorial houses of well-known people, 70-place tourist base, 27 industrial and construction establishments, 103 cultural and life establishments have been destructed in the historical center of Karabakh. APA

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