BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 28. Those responsible
for the massacre in Balligaya must be held accountable for their
actions.
This was stated in a statement on the Azerbaijani MFA’s page on
the social media platform “X.”
In addition, the statement notes that August 28 marks the 34th
anniversary of the massacre committed by Armenian armed forces
against peaceful Azerbaijanis in the village of Balligaya in the
Goranboy District.
“We deeply honor the memory of the innocent people who lost
their lives in Balligaya, and we once again emphasize the
importance of a legal assessment of the crimes against humanity
committed and of holding the perpetrators accountable,” the
statement notes.
Meanwhile, the tragedy occurred on August 28, 1992, at around 5
a.m. in the village of Ballykaya in the Goranboy District. As a
result of the massacre, 24 Azerbaijani civilians were brutally
murdered, including 6 minors, a 6-month-old infant, and a
93-year-old woman. The bodies of some of the victims, most of whom
were children, women, and the elderly, were burned. As a result of
the massacre, three minors lost both parents.
