January 18, 2013 - 16:57 AMT
Armenia’s Yezidis declare mourning over Grandpa Hassan death

Armenia’s Yezidis (Kurdish ethnoreligious group) declared a 7 day-morning period over the death of Yezidi-born Russian mafia king Aslan Usoyan (Grandpa Hassan).

The morning was declared in accordance with Yezidi religious traditions, the chair of World Yezidi Union Aziz Tamoyan told PanARMENIAN.Net.

As he noted, Armenia’s Yezidi community will attend a Tbilisi-conducted funeral to pay a last tribute to their compatriot who helped many of their hour of need.