(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. Azerbaijani people are visiting 'The Cry of the Mother' monument
erected in the Khatai district of Baku in memory of the victims of
the Khojaly genocide on February 26, trend reports.
Most of the visitors are expressing confidence that
the Armenian fascists, organizers and perpetrators of the Khojaly
genocide, will be brought to justice and punished.
The ceremony, during which the Azerbaijani people are
honoring the memory of the victims of the Khojaly genocide, is also
aimed at informing the international community about this monstrous
crime against humanity and shows that the Azerbaijani people will
never forget this tragedy.
On the night of February 25-26, 1992, Armenian
military formations, with the support of the 366th motorized rifle
regiment stationed in Khankendi, committed genocide against the
population of the city of Khojaly.
As a result of this bloody massacre, 613 people,
including 106 women, 63 children, and 70 older people were killed,
8 families were completely wiped out, 25 children lost both
parents, 130 children lost one of their parents, 487 people were
seriously injured, 1,275 people were taken hostage, and the fate of
150 of them is still unknown.
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