25/04/2021 00:41 (UTC)

Turkey bristles as US labels 1915 Armenian bloobath a genocide

Washington, Apr 24 (EFE).- With the White House release Saturday of a statement describing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as a result of the policies of Turkey's then rulers as "genocide," Joe Biden became the first president of the United States willing to offend the current Turkish government by using the highly freighted word for that horrible episode of World War I.

(Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT)

SHOST LIST: PROTESTERS COMMEMORATE THE 1.5 MILLION ARMENIANS KILLED IN THE OTTOMAN-ERA SLAUGHTER NEAR THE TURKISH CONSULATE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US.

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Date: 25/04/2021 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Social issue
Unrest and conflicts
Crime, law and justice
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 43 seconds
Reference: 7001067171
Relevance: Normal