Sunday's event was at the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, where they prayed for Armenians in Artsakh.
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"We also are suffering as Armenian people because our brothers and sisters in Artsakh are facing a second genocide," Reverend Ashod Khachadourian said.
There's long been conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan -- about 120,000 ethnic Armenians live in a mountainous region formally considered part of Azerbaijan called Nagorno-Karabakh.
Last Tuesday, tensions seemingly hit a breaking point when Azerbaijan targeted the Armenians in that region with deadly force.
"This is a historic Armenian territory. One of the very first Armenian churches and one of the very first Armenian schools was created on this territory, and so our hearts are heavy," Armenian-american Sevag Tateosian said.
The tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia hits close to home for thousands in Fresno. The Central Valley is home to nearly 50,000 Armenian-Americans.
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Berj Apkarian is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Fresno -- and he's on a medical mission trip to Armenia.
He spoke with Action News about his experience in Armenia, about a hundred miles from the conflict in Artsakh.
"People expressing their frustration and their support and solidarity to over 120,000 Armenians who live in Nagorno-Karabakh or Artsakh region," Apkarian said.
As tensions heat up, U.S. Representative Jim Costa is now calling on Congress to hold a hearing on the latest developments in the region.
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