Panorama, Armenia
Oct 2 2011
Armenian boxers attacked with stones in Baku: Gabrielyan confirms
In Baku-hosted World Boxing Championship the members of Armenian team
have been attacked. The news spread by the Azerbaijani mass media, has
been soon confirmed to Panorama.am by the head of Armenian delegation
to Baku Derenik Gabrielyan.
According to Azerbaijani qafqazinfo.az when an Armenian boxer took the
ring, a group of activists from `liberation of Karabakh’ organization
attacked the Armenian boxers throwing stones against them.
The Azeri threatened Armenians to leave Baku. The bouts were soon
stopped and the Armenian boxer and team of jury left the gym.
`Everything is fine, our boxers haven’t been injured, but are pressed
by the Azerbaijani side,’ said Mister Gabrielyan.
From: A. Papazian
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