Protesters Against New Employment Law Clash with Turkish Demonstrato

Protesters Against New Employment Law Clash with Turkish Demonstrators

Focus News, Bulgaria
March 18 2006

Lyons. People protesting against changes in French labor law
unexpectedly clashed with demonstration participants in Lyons
protesting against constructing a memorial of Armenian victims of
1915 genocide, Reuters informs.

The incident happened when the routes of the two demonstrations met.
About 2,500 ethnic Turks holding slogans “There was no genocide
against Armenians” and Turkish flags attacked the French protesters
who on their part shouted at them “Go home” and called them fascists.

According to the police there were Armenians among the protesters
against First Job Contract.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS