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Azerbaijan MFA сalls for justice over Balligaya massacre

Azerbaijan MFA сalls for justice over Balligaya massacre

trend.az 28.08.2026 09:01 6 views

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. 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.

Source: https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/4218532.html © 2026 Trend News Agency.

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