Acting U.S. Ambassador Alan Purcell paid tribute to those who lost their lives during the April 9, 1989 tragedy.
“On April 9, we remember the Soviet army’s violence in 1989.
Today, 37 years later, we pay tribute to the 21 Georgians who lost their lives and the hundreds who were injured while peacefully demonstrating for Georgia’s freedom”, - reads the statement of the US Embassy in Georgia.