Thousands rally in Times Square to mark centennial of Armenian genocide

Thousands rally in Times Square to mark centennial of Armenian genocide –

A rally in Times Square marked the centennial of the deaths of as many 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire — today’s Turkey.

Sunday afternoon’s rally drew several thousand people demanding the U.S. government deem the deaths during World War I genocide.

Pope Francis recently labeled the deaths genocide, a view widely shared by scholars.