Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry issues statement on 34th anniversary of Khojaly genocide
aku, February 26, AZERTACAzerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
The statement reads: "Today marks the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide committed by the armed forces of Armenia.
The Khojaly genocide is one of the gravest crimes committed as part of Armenia’s policy of occupation and genocide against Azerbaijan.
On the night of 25-26 February 1992, Armenia’s armed forces attacked the town of Khojaly, which had been under siege since October 1991, with its road and energy communications cut off, and perpetrated mass atrocities against the Azerbaijani civilian population.
During the bloodshed carried out by Armenia’s armed forces with the assistance of the former USSR’s 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment, 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women, and 70 elderly persons, were killed in Khojaly with particular cruelty.487 persons were severely injured, 1,275 residents were taken hostage and subjected to torture.Eight families were completely annihilated, 130 children lost one of their parents, while 25 children lost both of their parents.The fate of many of those taken hostage remains unknown.
