page_title: Wales Genocide Memorial
section_title: Desecration
hierarchical_section_title: Wales Genocide Memorial / Desecration
caption_attribution_description: The hammer which was found in the park and is believed to be the tool used to desecrate the Armenian Genocide monument.
context_page_description: The Wales Genocide Memorial is a monument in the garden of the Temple of Peace in Cardiff, Wales, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide that took place in Ottoman Empire carried out by the Turkish government against the Armenian population from 1915 to 1922.
context_section_description: In the early hours of January 27, 2008 the ornate Armenian Cross was smashed by a hammer, which was found at the scene. Eilian Williams of Wales Armenia Solidarity condemned the attack, which happened just hours before a memorial service could take place in remembrance of Holocaust, Armenian Genocide and Hrant Dink.
  Eilian Williams has said:
  "We shall repair the cross again and again, no matter how often it is desecrated. We also challenge the UK government and the Turkish Embassy to condemn this racist attack.'"'
caption: Hammer used to desecrate the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Wales
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