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US State Dept says announcement Saturday on 'Armenian genocide'
The US State Department said to expect an announcement Saturday on the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 amid expectations President Joe Biden will defy Turkey to label the massacres a genocide.
"When it comes to the Armenian genocide, you can expect an announcement tomorrow," State Department deputy spokeswoman Jalina Porter told reporters Friday, while declining to reveal details. sct/ft