Azeris destroy domes of Armenian church in Karabakh's ShushiNovember 20, 2020 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijanis have destroyed the domes of Saint John the Baptist Church, commonly known as Kanach Zham (Green Chapel), in the city of Shushi, which has come under Azerbaijan's control in the recent war against Nagorno-Karabakh. A photo of an Azerbaijani soldier that has been shared online features the church standing in the background, but the domes are gone in another one. Video and photo evidence of Azerbaijan's vandalism against the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral of Shushi, the St. Astvatsatsin Church of Mekhakavan and other Armenian cultural sites has been published too.
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