Talk:Sumqayit

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[edit] Comment

"In February of 1988 the Armenians (Christians) living in Sumqayit were massacred by the local Azeri (Muslim) population. About 33 Armenians died and over 2000 were injured in 3 days of ethnic rioting." This statement is not strictly true. It should read "In February of 1988 a number of Armenians (Christians) living in Sumqayit ...." Clearly if only 33 (estimated) were killed, then not all of "the Armenians living in Sumqayit" could have been massacred. Skinsmoke 00:31, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where is the source of information?

Here is the statement: "The second day after the riotings 3 Armenians rebels from Russia were arrested who admitted starting the riots. They were deported to Russia where they were tried."

[edit] Took a stab at removing POV statements in "history"

I think the section reads a lot less emotionally. It also seems more encyclopedic now that its been placed in the larger tensions between the Armenians and Azeris. Bobak 01:33, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

I also created an actual "history" section that talks about more than just that incident. Now the city has a story. Bobak 01:58, 18 April 2006 (UTC)