SOURCE: The Los Angeles Times
4-24-16
tags: Armenian genocide
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4-24-16
Tens of thousands rally in Los Angeles to commemorate Armenian genocide
Breaking Newstags: Armenian genocide
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied outside the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard on Sunday afternoon, waving flags and holding signs to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
Dressed in purple and black shirts scrawled with messages calling for justice, the activists demanded reparations. Los Angeles police estimated the crowd at 60,000.
“Get your hands off our land!” they chanted.
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