Mannheimer Morgen: Hatred of Turkish nationalists is boundlessApril 20, 2007 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Obviously hatred of Turkish nationalists is boundless. The terrible assassinations in Malatia displayed that fanatics are capable of committing even such monstrous crimes. Radical nationalist publicly label Christians as enemies of the country, recently attacks became more frequent and sometimes with deadly ends," German newspaper Mannheimer Morgen writes. The author of the article says, claims as if Christian missioners undermine political and religious bases of the Turkish State, are absurd. There are only about 100 000 Christians in Turkey, which has 70 million population. "The tiny minority that wishes to be left alone, at the same time keeps on struggling for the rights of religious community," the newspaper underlines. Three evangelic pastors have been assassinated in Malatya - Turkey. The ecclesiastics were lacerated innumerable blows of knives, so much that they were unrecognizable. The genitals would have been torn off. Five principal suspects stopped by the Turkish Police have from 17 to 20 years old. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |