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ICRC reps visit Armenian captives in Azerbaijan

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On November 22, representatives of the international Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the Armenian captives in Azerbaijan. They met three Armenian prisoners of war and five civilians held in Azerbaijan, representative of ICRC Yerevan office Ruzanna Vardanyan told A1+.

The three servicemen - Ohan Harutyunyan, Gevorg Tovmasyan, and Karen Harutyunyan - sent letters to their families through ICRC representatives.

There is also a 5-member Armenian family (Yegishe, Ruzanna, Alfred, Gayane and Petros Gevorkian) in Azerbaijan. The family crossed the border in January, 2010 because of Yegishe Gevorkian who had been tied eight times and was wanted on murder charges. The family fled to Azerbaijan with three children.