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Cold-blooded execution of Armenian prisoners by Azeris causes international outcry – VIDEO – DISTURBING IMAGES WARNING
Defence Redefined
03/10/2022
WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES FOLLOW
A video depicting a group of Azeri soldiers cold-bloodedly executing Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) even though they had surrendered and were unarmed has caused international outcry. The VIDEO was tweeted by the Armenian National Committee in America (ANCA).
Retweet to @POTUS @JoeBiden @StateDept @SecBlinken this video (confirmed via forensic evidence) of #Azerbaijan armed forces executing #Armenian POWs – recorded on video (and shared by perpetrators via social media).
WARNING: Graphic violence pic.twitter.com/TolxWroxya
— ANCA (@ANCA_DC) October 2, 2022
Referring precisely to this video, the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, notes with a post on Twitter that Azeri soldiers are executing Armenian soldiers on Armenian territory.
“The international community must strongly condemn the incident and declare it a war crime, taking appropriate measures to end Azerbaijan’s aggression,” Pashinyan adds.
Yet another horrific video circulated in social media: Azerbaijani soldiers are arbitrarily executing group of #Armenian POWs on sovereign Armenian territory. Int'l community should strongly condemn & address this war crime & take appropriate measures to halt Az's aggression.
— Nikol Pashinyan (@NikolPashinyan) October 2, 2022
Yet another chilling video has surfaced, apparently showing Armenian prisoners of war being executed, Toivo Klaar, the EU’s special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, tweeted.
Another horrible video has emerged of Armenian prisoners of war apparently being executed. If this video is proven to be authentic then this is a war crime that needs to be investigated and the perpetrators punished.
— Toivo Klaar (@ToivoKlaar) October 2, 2022
Armenia has announced it will withdraw from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in 2023 unless its CSTO allies come to its aid against Azerbaijan. Yerevan’s pleas for help from the Russian-led security bloc have so far fallen on deaf ears.
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