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Turkish nationalists rally in Armenian holy site at Ani

Turkish nationalists have said Muslim prayers inside the ruins of a historic Christian cathedral in a move likely to cause friction with Armenians.

Hundreds of nationalists travelled to the ruins of the 11th Century cathedral at Ani in eastern Turkey to commemorate a Muslim victory there.

The action is being seen as a response to the reopening of another historic Armenian church last month in Turkey.

Ani, an uninhabited archaeological site, was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom in the province of Kars....
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