Demonstration of a thousand people to the Turkish consulate in Marseille

bout a thousand people attended the Monday event organized by the South CCAF (Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France) to Marseille to denounce the Islamist attack against Kessab where 3,500 Armenians who were forced to abandon their homes lived . The event took place in front of the Turkish consulate Avenue du Prado. The speakers blamed Turkey responsibility for these terrorist acts that resulted in the destruction of this village, the last relic of the Armenian presence in the region. Donabédian Jacques, president of the South CCAF called the French government to react against this “terror perpetrated against the Armenian community of Syria” and strongly condemned Turkey.