#baku #azerbaijan #şəhidlər #blackjanuary #qarayanvar 20.01.2015 Anniversary of 20 January tragedy 25 years ago Late at night on January 19, 1990, 26,000 Soviet troops stormed Baku. They began to open fire on protesters at will, crushed many with tanks, and arrested hundreds more for imprisonment and torture. Though the final death toll is still contested to this day, at least 130 people died from wounds received that night and during subsequent violent confrontations. A vast majority of the casualties were civilians, with over 700 wounded. photography : © Famil Mahmudbeyli
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:04:44 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015