Saturday, June 03, 2006

Azerbaijan 'flattened' sacred Armenian site



Fears that Azerbaijan has systematically destroyed hundreds of 500-year-old Christian artefacts have exploded into a diplomatic row, after Euro MPs were barred from inspecting an ancient Armenian burial site.

The predominantly Muslim country's government has been accused of "flagrant vandalism" similar to the Taliban's demolition of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article621782.ece


In December 2005, Azerbaijanis destroyed 3 500 artefacts-crosses, and in 2006 on this ancient Armenian burial site ,Azerbaijanis made a military firing-ground.

More:
http://eurazja.org/?p=186

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