ArmInfo. In France, Turkish fans armed with knives attacked Armenian football players. This was reported by the publication "Nouvelles d'Armenie".
It is noted that the incident occurred on September 29 during a football match between the French-Turkish club "Turquoise" from Valence and the French-Armenian club "Homenetmen" from Bourg-les-Valence.
The Armenian club won with a score of 2:0, to which the Turkish fans reacted violently, attacking the Armenian players on the field.
The police intervened and the game was stopped. Several injured football players were taken to the hospital. This serious incident caused outrage in the Armenian community of France.
The Armenian ARF organizations, Kristapor Mikaelian and the C24 Committee of Drom-Ardeche issued a statement strongly condemning the incident. "The racist verbal attacks, anti-Armenian statements, physical attacks and injuries inflicted on the players of the Homenetmen club go far beyond the framework of sport. They reflect the anti-Armenian hatred skillfully supported and fueled by Turkey among its citizens in France. This hatred was revealed today at our doorstep, in the football stadium. Turkey, which still refuses to recognize the genocide committed against the Armenians in 1915, continues to deny the crimes committed by its ancestors. We must not ignore this and treat the incident lightly. We consider these facts extremely serious and ask the competent authorities, given the seriousness of the matter, to take the sanctions necessary in such circumstances. In addition to the attacked players and leaders of the Armenian club, the Armenian community of France is first and foremost targeted. We urge that appropriate and effective measures be taken to ensure that such serious events never happen again.