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The Pope recognising the WWI massacre of Armenians as genocide hasn't gone down well with Turkey. Turkey says Francis has adopted a “mentality of the Crusades”
Pope Francis conducts holy mass marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian massacre. Nathan Frandino reports.
Istanbul, Apr 26 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Tolga Bozoglu) A group of people demonstrated on Monday in Istanbul to protest after US President Joe Biden became the first president in US exercise that describes as "genocide" the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire beginning in 1915.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY.
Pope Francis visited Tzitzernakaberd, the Geonocide Memorial in the Armenian capital Saturday. During the visit the Pontiff joined President Serzh Sarksyan and leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church in a prayer service and met the descendants of Armenian orphans.
Pope Francis arrived on his controversial first visit to Armenia on Friday visting the Apostolic Cathederal at Etchmiadzin.
A night vigil is held at a ceremony in Kigali paying tribute to victims 30 years after the Rwandan genocide. The 100-day massacre at the hands of Hutu extremists started on April 7 in 1994 and claimed the lives of 800,000 people, largely Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. IMAGES
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