100th anniversary of Armenian massacre marked worldwide

Updated: 2015-04-24 10:44

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100th anniversary of Armenian massacre marked worldwide

German President Joachim Gauck makes a speech during an Ecumenical service marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces, at the cathedral in Berlin April 23, 2015. Gauck on Thursday condemned the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a century ago as "genocide", a term that the Berlin government had long rejected. [Photo/Agencies]