Azerbaijan commemorates Black January martyrs with minute of silence

Today, a minute of silence was observed throughout Azerbaijan to mark the 36th anniversary of the Black January tragedy.

Ships docking at the Baku Sea Port and cars driving on the capital's roads honked their horns, as everyone remembered the tragedy that befell the Azerbaijani people.

Azerbaijan commemorates the 36th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy today.

On the night of January 19 to 20, 1990, without a prior declaration of a state of emergency, the Soviet army began military operations in Baku. During the tragedy, 147 people were killed.