WEBSITE OF MOUNTAIN JEWS REFUTES INFORMATION ABOUT JEWISH POGROMS IN AZERBAIJANI SUMGAYIT

Today.Az
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Feb 11 2009
Azerbaijan

The website Gorskie.ru-central resource of mountain Jews refuted
the earlier spread information about Jewish pogroms in the city of
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan.

Earlier this information was spread with reference to Armenian sources.

"Since morning the publishing house Gorskie.ru has started to receive
calls from leaders of different Jewish organizations of Azerbaijan
refuting information about pogroms in Sumgayit. All of then stated
that this disinformation comes from Armenian provokers, dated to the
anniversary of Armenian pogroms in Sumgayit", said the website.

Later this website posted the final refutation of the information
about Jewish pogroms: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan
and the state committee for work with religious organizations have
officially refutted information about the alleged Jewish pogroms
in Sumgayit. Information about pogroms was also refuted in the city
department Sumgayit".

The Gorskie.ru portal regrets that it has not fully checked the
information about alleged Jewish pogroms in Sumgayit", says the
webpage of the central resource of Mountain Jews.