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April 25, 2017

Crowds March to Turkish Consulate in L.A. to Commemorate Armenian Genocide
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In Los Angeles, tens of thousands of people marched to the Turkish
Consulate Monday to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian
genocide.

Antranik Ghimbesian: "We gather here every year because they are not
accepting the genocide. The government of Turkey, they are a dictator,
especially now. Erdogan, he's a dictator, OK? He is not accepting. They
have to accept this is a genocide. It happened."

The Turkish government continues to deny the genocide, which saw an
estimated 1.5 million Armenians exterminated through direct killing,
starvation, torture and forced death marches.


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