2013 01 14

"We were all Lithuanians" twenty two years ago, Polish foreign minister tweets

Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has recalled the Soviet attack of Vilnius 22 years ago, expressing solidarity with Lithuanians of January 13, 1991.

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"We were all Lithuanians then," Sikorski said on his Twitter account.

Some 14 unarmed civilians were killed when the Soviet tanks attacked Vilnius TV Tower and the Radio and Television Committee building in early hours of January 13, 1991.