Ethnic Armenians fearing persecution flee Nagorno-Karabakh | ABC News
Fearing ethnic cleansing and persecution, thousands of Armenians are fleeing their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh. The disputed enclave was seized by Azerbaijani forces in a lightning military blitz last week. In the race to escape, at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after an explosion at a petrol station. As one of the world's longest running conflicts plunges into a humanitarian crisis.
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Thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, queuing up for fuel and jamming the mountain road to Armenia after their fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan.
Following their defeat in a lightning military operation, the leadership of the 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home told Reuters that they did not want to live as part of Azerbaijan, and would leave for Armenia fearing persecution and ethnic cleansing.
In the Karabakh capital, known as Stepanakert by Armenia and Khankendi by Azerbaijan, crowds of people were loading belongings into buses and trucks as they left for Armenia.
Refugees who reached Armenia said they believed the history of their breakaway state was finished.
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