The extremist organisation "Armenian Community of Georgia" continues, in violation of Georgian law, to promote terrorism and national hatred. On July 27, 2022, on the next anniversary of the 1983 Lisbon terrorist attack by the "Armenian Revolutionary Army", the website of the "Armenian Community of Georgia" published a message praising the terrorists and murderers:

"Today is a day to commemorate the 'Lisbon Five'.

On 27 July 1983, five members of the Armenian Revolutionary Army - Vache Taghlyan, Sedrak Achemian, Simon Yahniyan, Ara Krlian and Sargis Abrahamian - entered the Turkish Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.

During a clash with an embassy guard, one of them, 21-year-old Simon Yahniyan, was killed at the entrance, while the other four managed to enter the embassy and carry out two explosions.

The Lisbon 5 boys proved through their selfless act that their goal was not terrorism at all, but self-sacrifice for the righteous cause of Armenians.

Young boys, who did this act, reminded the world community with their brave step that the Armenian Genocide was an undeniable fact, and its burden rests on their shoulders. Following this action, in 1983, many countries recognised the Armenian Genocide. The act was not a spontaneous frenzy or simply the plan of five young men. The Armenian Revolutionary Army's operation was part of the struggle of the Armenian State. The decision to return to armed struggle was taken when all diplomatic options had already been exhausted, but no progress had been made in making the voice of the Armenian people heard."

It turns out that from the point of view of the "Armenian community of Georgia", for the sake of recognising the mythical "Armenian genocide", it is possible to stage terrorist attacks and killings? And the terrorists are declared not murderers by the "Armenian community of Georgia" but "heroes". This is despite the fact that Armenian nationalists, the same "Armenian community of Georgia" have long been ultimatumatically demanding the recognition of the proverbial "genocide of Armenians" from the Georgian authorities. Doesn't it mean that tomorrow the Armenian extremists will start organizing terrorist acts, kill citizens of Georgia and foreign states for the sake of recognition of this "genocide" never took place in history?

This is not the first case when the "Armenian community of Georgia", by inciting the national hatred "celebrates" the anniversary of the terrorist attacks and political murders and glorifies the terrorists. So, it brings up the young generation of Armenians, citizens of Georgia, in this spirit? And before the 44-day war it was the Armenian community of Georgia that regularly and illegally organised trips of Armenian youth, citizens of Georgia to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan in Karabakh.

The glorification by the "Armenian Community of Georgia" of the terrorist attack on the foreign embassy in Lisbon in 1983 and the glorification of these terrorists raises the question of the security of diplomatic missions in Tbilisi as well as that of Georgian citizens and foreign diplomats and guests.

Let us recall the story of the terrorist attack in Lisbon. Armenian terrorists, who are Lebanese citizens, had previously chosen the Turkish Embassy in Lisbon as a target. On the eve of the terrorist attack, the terrorists, after arriving at the embassy "for reconnaissance", told the guard that they needed visas, but immediately left when they were asked to show their passports. After the incident, the Turkish embassy requested additional police protection from the Portuguese government (a NATO ally).

On July 27, 1983, terrorists once again drove up to the embassy and tried to break in. One of the terrorists opened fire and was shot dead, while the four remaining terrorists stormed the ambassador's residence nearby and took two hostages, the wife of the embassy's chargé d'affaires, Cahide Myhcioglu, and her son Atasay. The terrorists booby-trapped the room in which the hostages were being held with plastic explosives and threatened to blow up the building in case of an assault.

The building was surrounded by police forces. At an emergency government meeting chaired by Portuguese Prime Minister Mario Soares, it was decided to use the newly formed and British-trained elite police unit Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE) for the first time. But before the GOE special forces could begin their operation, the terrorists blew up the building. The anti-terrorist group that entered the building met no resistance and found six bodies - four of the terrorists, the hostage Jahida Myhcioglu and Portuguese policeman Manuel Pacheco, who had managed to enter the room where the terrorists were holding the hostages before the explosion and died in the blast. One of the hostages, Atasay managed to jump out of the ground floor window.

According to Portuguese Interior Minister Eduardo Pereira, the terrorists "clearly intended to hold the embassy for several days, taking a large number of hostages to make a strong impact on public opinion". A police investigation revealed that both vehicles were filled with food and explosives for a prolonged siege. From the documents found in the hotel, the police identified the terrorists as Sedrak Atchemian (aged 19), Ara Krdjlyan (aged 20), Sargis Abrahamian (aged 21), Simon Yakhanyan (aged 21), Vache Daglyan (aged 19).

The Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) claimed responsibility for the 1985 attack on the Turkish embassy in Ottawa.

In 1983, regarding the Lisbon terrorist attack, the APA stated that it was a "suicidal action". The text of the letter was given to the media. A printed report received by the Lisbon office of the Associated Press and signed by the APA said: "We decided to blow up the building and stay under the rubble. This is not suicide, not insanity, but a sacrifice on the altar of freedom." The ARA also said the attack was a result of "Turkey and its allies' refusal to recognise the 'Armenian genocide'".

The murdered terrorists were buried "with honours" by the Armenian community in Lebanon in Beirut as "heroes". At the time there was a civil war in Lebanon and Armenian fighters were actively involved in the fighting. "Heroising" the terrorists only prolonged the bloodshed in Lebanon. A photo of this funeral with the participation of Armenian clergy was published on its Facebook page by the Armenian Community of Georgia. A question arises: does the "Armenian community of Georgia" also seek to ignite a civil war in our country? Especially judging by its xenophobic statements, hate propaganda and glorification of terrorism and political assassinations.

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