TURKISH FLAG BURNED IN YEREVAN ON EVE OF 98TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE

Tuesday,April 23

The flag of Turkey was burned in Liberty Square of Yerevan today –
on the eve of the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide committed
in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. With this symbolic action, the annual
traditional torch-light procession in memory of the Genocide victims
began. Every year the procession participants go to Tsitsernakaberd
Memorial Complex on April 23 – the eve of the Armenian Genocide
Remembrance Day. The torch-light procession is organized by
ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Party.

A huge crowd gathered in Liberty Square today. Activists carried flags
of Armenia and ARFD, torches, candles, and placards denouncing Turkey.

Patriotic songs were sung.

TODAY, 21:03

Aysor.am