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One more Iranian paper insults Azerbaijanis

24 April 2007 [08:14] - TODAY.AZ
Iran's "Aftabe Yazd" newspaper its 2042nd edition on April 12, 2007 insulted Iranian Azerbaijanis.

The author of the insulting article likened Azeris to cockroach with the aim of criticizing their marriage traditions, South Azerbaijan Independence Party's investigator and press secretary on Azerbaijan Sadig Isabayli told the APA.

The similar insulting article was published by "IRAN" newspaper on May 12, 2006, wich led to large-scale demonstrations by Azerbaijanis in many cities in Iran. Many demonstrators were killed in clash with security forces and hundreds were arrested.

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