Sabah, Turkey
Sept 2 2007

Attack to the Turkish Armenians

The US Diaspora attacked the Turkish Armenians participating in the
World Armenians Olympics in Erivan.

70 sportsmen representing Turkey participated in the fourth World
Armenian Olympics in Armenia. The US Glendale team played against
Istanbul basketball team.

‘Dirty Turkish dogs’

The Diaspora games held in Armenia were marked by fights. When
Istanbul team was insulted, a fight started, police entered the field
and the game stopped for 15 minutes.

Last week the World Armenian Olympics were held in Erivan, the
capital of Armenia and Armenians living in different countries
participated in the games. This time, the games held every four years
were marked by ugly attacks not sports. The male basketball team of
US Armenians attacked Istanbul team from Turkey. American basketball
players provoked a Turkish player during a double game by saying
"ugly Turkish dogs".

The fight started upon these words; police entered the field and the
game stopped for 15 minutes. The American team denied the claims and
said: "we did not make such an insult. They started the fight by
insulting us. They are not real Armenians they are semi-Armenians."