Photos: Rally to commemorate Armenian genocide
Gohar Ghazaryan, left, and Alvina Sayabyan, listen to a speaker during a rally Sunday afternoon outside the Turkish Consulate to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
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Armenian protesters, foreground, and a group of Turkish protesters, top, yell back and forth to each other during the rally outside of the Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard.
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The crowd was filled with protesters of all ages.
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Armenian activists try to get an even higher view during a rally outside of the Turkish Consulate.
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Art Petrosyan shouts during the rally.
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Los Angeles police estimated the crowd at 60,000.
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Peace signs are held, along with a small Armenian flag, during the rally.
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