Armenian flag set on fire in Baku on May 8, Shushi liberation day

Armenian flag set on fire in Baku on May 8, Shushi liberation day

18:37 08/05/2014 » SOCIETY

Today, on the day of liberation of Shushi by the Karabakh self-defense
forces, the flag of Armenia was set on fire by the participants of the
event at the “Alley of Martyrs” in Baku, Azerbaijani portal
“Minval.az” reported.

It is also noted that “the event was attended by the representatives
of public intelligentsia.” The portal also writes that before the
participants of the event would burn the Armenian flag the police
“protested and urged the citizens to keep calm.” Nevertheless, the
Armenian flag was set on fire.

In its turn, Azerbaijani portal “Haqqin.az” writes that the event was
organized by the so-called “Karabakh Liberation Organization,” and the
flag was burned by one of the women.

On 8-9 May, 1992, the NKR Self-Defense Forces, under the command of
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan liberated Shushi, city in Karabakh, from where
the Azerbaijani troops were opening fire at the civilians of the
capital city of the republic ` Stepanakert.

Source: Panorama.am