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an Armenian squad heading towards our town stopped just 5 miles
away. Whoever could flee, did so, however majority of the popula-
tion stayed. As of May 1, the squad launched the attack bombarding
the town from cannons and machineguns. The residents tried to hide
away. Anyone showing up outdoors was killed immediately. The Ar-
menians led by Amazasp took over the town Slaughter and plunder
began. The Armenians broke into the homes killing men, women and
children indiscriminately, stealing money and valuables and appro-
priating personal assets. The next day arsons were unleashed. Dead
bodies were scattered in the streets, households and courtyards. On
the fifth day, when the situation calmed down a bit, we, the five en-
voys approached Amazasp asking to let us bury the dead bodies.
Amazasp told us that he was sent here to exterminate us all for the
Armenians killed during the retreat of Ghelovani’s unit, however he
did not do that in hope that we will live in peace and comply with the
Armenian rule.
I saw a lot of dead bodies in town, women and children counted
for about two thirds out of them. Many women dead bodies had their
breasts chopped off. A number of them were defaced by daggers. As
a medical assistant, I was helping out an 80-year-long Meshadi Taghy
Kerim oghlu. He was wounded in his hand and subsequently died
from the injuries. Another person I tried to assist was Jabbar Mamma-
dali oghlu who had eight bullet wounds and ultimately passed away.
The same happened to Mirabutalyb who was wounded in his leg and
did not survive either.
What I know for sure is that the Armenians staying at the pre-
mises of Mukhtar Mammad oghlu raped his two daughters, as well as
the wife of Habib s/o Vahab, the wife of his brother Khalil and many
others. Exact data o the number of raped girls may be acquired from
Mullah Hajjibaba Akhundzadeh who was issuing them documents
certifying atrocities of the Armenians towards them.
I saw armed Guba Armenians too, such as Arutyun Amirjanov,
I dn’t remember the others by name. Under the threat of the town’s
complete ion Amazasp required us to provide food supply for his
troops. We were forced to comply. On the nineth day the Armenians
withdrew.
In my case, they had looted the whole storehouse full dry fruits,
home effects, such as carpets, linen, clothes. The total damage inflic-