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Two suspected of destroying monument to Azerbaijani warriors arrested in Sevastopol

07 October 2009 12:47 (UTC +04:00)

He said chief of interior department of Sevastopol, Major-General Valeri Petukhov said the parts of the monument were also found. The detainees said they found the parts of the monument in the street. Investigation is underway.

Azerbaijani embassy in Ukraine sent a note to the countryâ€™s Foreign Ministry in connection with the destruction of the monument erected to the Azerbaijanis who were killed while liberating Crimea from fascists. The note expresses concern over the act of vandalism and asks to punish the criminals and restore the monument.

The embassy told APA that the note was presented to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on October 6, but no reply had been received yet.

In the 70s, on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev, the memorial complex was erected to the 77th division of the Azerbaijanis who fought for liberation of Crimea from fascists. The memorial complex was destroyed by unidentified persons on October 5.