Protesters mark Armenian Genocide, demand compensation

Stephen Dockery The Daily Star 24/4/13 BEIRUT: Thousands marched through  Beirut  Wednesday to call on  Turkey  to recognize the genocide that involved the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians nearly a century ago. Draped in the colors of the Armenian flag – red, blue and orange – over 10,000 people marched across east Beirut to Martyrs’ Square in Downtown