The article says the 20th January marks the 25th anniversary of the Black January tragedy, military invasion and indiscriminate killing of civilians in the city of Baku by the Soviet troops.
“In response to the rising national independence movement, the Soviet leadership ordered troops equipped with heavy military equipment, including tanks to storm the city of Baku. The heavy-handed crackdown resulted in indiscriminate killing of civilians.”
“The day the tragedy took place later came to be known as Black January or Black Saturday, widely commemorated in Azerbaijan and by Azerbaijani communities around the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis visit the Alley of Martyrs, where the victims of Black January lay buried, to pay respects to the victims.” “20th January is a National Mourning Day in Azerbaijan with nationwide commemorations taking place and the national flag flying at half-mast over the public buildings and diplomatic missions abroad,” says the article.
Mexican Exc
21 January 2015
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Mexican Exc
