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Armenian Genocide memorial cross has been placed underwater in Lebanon

Under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Lebanon, and the ArmenianGenocide Centenary Central Committee of Lebanon, and His Holiness Nercess Bedros 19th Patriarch of theArmenian Catholic Church in Beirut Lebanon, Octopus Team diving club owned by Antranig or Toni Haddad a descent of the Armenian Genocidesurvivor, organized The placement of AnArmenian Genocide Memorial Cross beneath the sea, dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on Sunday the 10th of May, at 10 am, near Green beach resort, in the gulf of Junieh, north of Beirut.

The Armenian cross has been placed 35 meters deep in the Mediterranean Sea, dedicated to the Memory of those Armenians who perished drowning in rivers and seas during the ArmenianGenocide, escaping rape, abduction and torturous death by Turkish officers in 1915.

Also present and invited were, members of other diving clubs, asVahe Bayrakdarian, who had placed AMemorial Banner underneath the sea on the 26th of April, 2015. He participated with Hrag Gulumian, and Maya Samaha, and thanked Octopus Team diving club, The ArmenianEmbassy in Lebanon for inviting them and having them share in the exceptional event dedicated to the Centenary of the Armenian Genocide.

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