Flags of Turkey Hung at Armenian School in Los Angeles

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Flags of Turkey have been hung on the walls of Armenian Ferrahian High School (Manoogian-Demirdjian School) in Los Angeles, California.

The incident took place on Wednesday at 04.00 a.m. local time and the police are investigating it as a "hate crime," the Agos newspaper reported.

While the display of the flags caused concern among the Armenians in Los Angeles, Sossi Shanlian, the principal of the school, said that the necessary measures for the students' safety have been taken.

ANCA: Disgusting and unacceptable

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Communication Coordinator Dickran Khodanian commented on the incident in a tweet, saying, "Earlу this morning, Turkish flags were hung on various Armenian schools in LA including Ferrahian Armenian School. Absolutelу disgusting and unacceptable in 2019."

US representatives condemn the incident

US Representative Adam Schiff made a statement over the incident:

"Private Armenian schools in Southern California were vandalized today with Turkish flags. These schools are attended by many descendants of survivors of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, and I stand with the Armenian community in condemning this act of hate."

Rep. Brad Sherman also condemned the incident on Twitter, saying, "I strongly condemn this hateful act of vandalism. It is particularly cruel to those whose family members died in the Armenian Genocide." (PT/VK)