Azerbaijan honors memory of children killed in plane crash in Kalbajar 37 years ago

Today marks 37 years since the tragic event in Azerbaijan's Kalbajar, when a military helicopter crash claimed the lives of eight children, Report informs.

On the anniversary of the tragedy, relatives and friends of the victims, as well as the teaching staff of Kalbajar Secondary School No. 1, visited the children's graves to honor their memory.

The tragedy occurred on July 14, 1989. A military helicopter crashed while landing at the Kalbajar City Stadium. As a result, the helicopter's rotor blades struck children standing near the stadium, killing eight children. This event has gone down in history as one of the most tragic pages in Kalbajar's history.