Turkish Vandals Desecrate Armenian Graves Again

TURKISH VANDALS DESECRATE ARMENIAN GRAVES AGAIN

Tert.am
20.01.12

Robbers from Turkey’s eastern region of Genci (Bingol province) are
desecrating Armenian graves in an attempt to dig out gold, Asbarez
reported, citing the Turkish media.

The residents of Surekli village were quoted as saying that the
vandals had dug a hole as deep as six feet, unearthing lots of bones.

According to them, the lands in the territory, which was formerly
inhabited by Armenians, has been periodically excavated by treasure
seekers.

“The recent incident shocked us as. While the treasure seekers
used spades and pickaxes before, they now put special machines into
operation. We call upon the state bodies to take tougher measures,”
the governor of the village said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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