A moment of silence was observed for the victims of Khojaly genocide today at 17:00 local time across Azerbaijan.

The traffic movement was halted for a minute. The national flags at cities, towns, districts and villages were lowered.

Thousands of Baku residents have been visiting Khojaly memorial in Khatai district since the early hours of Friday to pay tribute to victims of the tragedy.

Commemorative events are held across Azerbaijan as well as in foreign countries.