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26 Feb in 9:20
Twenty-nine years have passed since the bloodiest and most tragic incident in Azerbaijan’s recent history - Khojaly tragedy. Hundreds of civilians, including women and children, were massacred when Armenian troops assaulted the town of Khojaly on 26 February 1992. According to Azerbaijan s government, 613 Azeri civilians died, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 old people, 487 people wounded (including 76 children). Eight families were completely annihilated, 130 children lost one parent, while 25 lost both parents.
Moreover, 1,275 people were held hostage and 5,379 people were expelled from their place of permanent residence. So far, nothing is known about the fate of 150 people (of which 68 are women and 26 are children