Thousands of people and several world leaders gathered Friday in Armenia to mark the 100th anniversary of the World War I killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. There were also rallies and remembrances in other countries around the globe.
Remembering Armenian Massacre Victims
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People attend a commemoration ceremony to mark the centenary of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in Yerevan, Armenia, April 24, 2015.
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A man waves Armenian and Georgian flags at a memorial to Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks, during marking the centenary of the mass killings, in Yerevan, Armenia, April 24, 2015.
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Armenia's President Sarkisian, Russian President Putin, Cypriot President Anastasiadis, French President Francois Hollande attend a memorial service in Yerevan, Armenia, April 24, 2015.
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Armenians carry a placard with a sign reading "1915" and "1,500,000," the year and numbers of victims of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks on a city street in Yerevan, Armenia, April 24, 2015.