A memorial ceremony for the victims of Xocali Massacre was held on its seventeenth anniversary at Qafqaz University.
A memorial ceremony for the victims of Xocali Massacre was held on its seventeenth anniversary at Qafqaz University. The University rector Ahmet Sanic brought it to the audience’s attention that Armenian Armed Forces, with the cooperation of a Russian motorized infantry regiment, invaded the city on the night of 25 February 1992. He said. ”some of the city residents were decapitated, some were burned alive, women and children were killed mercilessly. Azerbaijani people will never forget this barbaric act.”
Melahet Hesenova, a member of Parliament, said that the Xocali Massacre was a most horrible and an unprecedented terror act. She added, ”the perpetrators of the Massacre murdered the residents of the city with unheard of barbarity, burned them alive, dug their eyes out. Families were annihilated completely and those taken captive were tortured brutally. Xocali was another example of genocide Armenians perpetrated against Azerbaijani people and they will pay heavily for their murderous acts.”
Seriyye Muslumqizi, the Chairwoman of the Society for the Propagation of Xocali Massacre, said that the city was completely erased from the face of the earth and 613 people, out of 2500,were killed as a result of receiving deadly bullet wounds and of these 613 people,63 were children,106 were women and 70 were old people.8 families were completely destroyed,25 children lost both parents,130 children lost either of their parents. Out of 487 wounded people, 76 were children.1275 were taken captives and 150 were unaccounted for. A film on Xocali Massacre was shown at the end of the event.
S.QARAYEVA
