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Vandals desecrate Armenian Genocide Khachkar in Budapest
26.04.2008 16:08 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Khachkar dedicated to the memory of the Armenian
Genocide victims in Budapest was desecrated by the unknown a few hours
before the ceremonies of the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, independent French journalist told PanARMENIAN.Net.

The vandals pulverized of black painting in this crowned day of April
24, 2008.

In the back of the monument painting entirely covers the word
`Genocide’ engraved in Armenian. The word `Lie’ is overwritten in
Hungarian.

The memorial was erected in Budapest in 2000. It’s the first time that
such an act of vandalism is perpetrated against the symbolic Armenian
monument.

The Armenian presence in Hungary goes up at 1000 years.