Sumgait massacre to be commemorated in Spain

February 26, 2011 - 14:36 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Sumgait massacre will be commemorated in Spain on Feb 27 at the initiative of the Council of Spanish organizations, Ararat Armenian Union of Catalonia as well as Armenian Unions of Barcelona and Alicante.

Representatives of the Armenian and other national communities of Spain will take part in the event to honor the memory of the innocent victims.

The 3-day rampage, carried out by Azerbaijani nationals in February 1988 left dozens of Armenians dead, a majority of whom were set on fire alive after being beaten and tortured. Hundreds of innocent people received injuries of different severity and became physically impaired. Women, among them minors, were abused. More than 200 apartments were robbed, dozens of cars were destroyed and burned, dozens of art and crafts studios, shops and kiosks were demolished, and thousands of people became refugees.