Tuesday, 17 October 2006

MILITANT AZERBAIJANI GROUP DEMONSTRATES AT FRENCH EMBASSY IN BAKU

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By empty (10/17/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)

A small group of demonstrators staged on October 16 a protest in front of the French Embassy in Baku, Turan reported. Organized by the Karabakh Liberation Organization to protest a recent vote by the French parliament to criminalize the denial of the \"Armenian genocide,\" the demonstrators pelted the embassy entrance with eggs, tomatoes, and other foodstuffs. Baku police later broke up the demonstration and arrested some 18 participants after they presented a petition to embassy staff calling on France to close its embassy and end all investment in Azerbaijan.
A small group of demonstrators staged on October 16 a protest in front of the French Embassy in Baku, Turan reported. Organized by the Karabakh Liberation Organization to protest a recent vote by the French parliament to criminalize the denial of the \"Armenian genocide,\" the demonstrators pelted the embassy entrance with eggs, tomatoes, and other foodstuffs. Baku police later broke up the demonstration and arrested some 18 participants after they presented a petition to embassy staff calling on France to close its embassy and end all investment in Azerbaijan. The same group also attempted to hold an earlier rally outside the Foreign Ministry building to protest the arrival of OSCE mediators, but demonstrators quickly dispersed by police. (RFE/RL)
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