THOUSANDS OF ARMENIANS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR I ERA MASS KILLINGS

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria
April 23 2008

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – Thousands of Armenians are marking the
anniversary of the mass killings in the waning days of World War I.

Armenia say up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Turks in what
was then the Ottoman Empire. It has long sought to gain international
recognition of the killings as genocide.

Turkey says the killings occurred at a time of civil conflict and
that the casualty figures are inflated.

About 10,000 people marked the killings’ 93rd anniversary Wednesday
with a torch and candle procession through Yerevan.

Some people burned Turkish flags and carried placards reading "Keep
Turkey Out of Europe

Turkey’s foreign minister said this week he was seeking dialogue with
Armenia’s new government to try to normalize ties. (AP)