April 12, 2015

Turkey anger at Pope Francis Armenian 'genocide' claim

Pope Francis with Armenian Catholicos Karekin II - 12 April



Turkey has reacted with anger to the comment made by the Pope at a service in Rome earlier on Sunday.
The anger led Turkey to recall its envoy to the Vatican.

Armenia and many historians say up to 1.5 million people were killed by Ottoman forces in 1915.
But Turkey has always disputed that figure and said the deaths were part of a civil conflict triggered by WW1.

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