21:21, 14 November 2015

Commemoration of victims of Paris terror acts held in Baku

Today, in Baku, since early morning, townspeople are coming to the French Embassy to pay tribute to victims of the terror acts committed yesterday in Paris. According to the authorities, there are no citizens of Azerbaijan among the victims.

On November 13, Paris was shocked by a series of terror acts. Suicide bombers detonated their bombs near the "Stade de France" Stadium; dozens of people were killed in the streets, bars and cafes in the centre of the French capital. Several armed men captured the audience at the concert of the American rock band in the "Bataklan" Hall, and shot them dead from automatic weapons. According to the latest data, the attack was committed by eight terrorists, seven of whom blew themselves up using belts stuffed with explosives. The eighth one was killed by policemen. The death toll of the tragedy made 129 persons, the TASS reports.

At about 3:00 p.m., about 100 young people marched in Baku to the French Embassy and held a silent action there. It was organized by the Youth Fund under the President of Azerbaijan together with the Union of Students' Youth. "We, students of Baku universities and colleges, came here to protest against terrorism. We condemn terror, and we stand in solidarity with innocent victims of terror acts. The perpetrators of these heinous crimes must be punished, wherever the crimes are committed," one of the activists, named Makhir, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Faik Medzhid

Source: CK correspondent