December 19, 2005 - 16:07 AMT
Stavropol Region: 55 Graves Desecrated
The majority of 55 graves desecrated in Georgievsk (Stavropol region) belonged to Russians. As reported by Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia, Armenian, Gypsy and Korean graves were as well damaged. According to chairman of the Armenian community of Georgievsk Yuri Sahakyan, the town administration promised to reconstruct the damaged gravestones. To remind, the act of vandalism was committed on December 17 night. 14 graves were desecrated in one of the villages of Stavropol region on December 6.