Question

In the trial of a person of this ethnicity, Johannes Lepsius provided background information on behalf of the defense. Shahan Natalie told a person of this ethnicity not to run or evade doubt after ordering him to target a man called “Number One.” During a trial, a man of this ethnicity described a vision of his dead mother’s corpse ordering him to avenge her murder and told the judge “I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer.” (15[1])An assassination (-5[1])carried out by a man of this ethnicity sparked (*) Raphael Lemkin’s interest in international (10[1])law. (10[2])In revenge for ordering the Tehcir (teh-“jeer”) Law, people of this ethnicity began Operation (-5[1])Nemesis. For 10 points, Talaat Pasha was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian in revenge for the Ottoman genocide of what ethnic group? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Armenians [or Hayer]
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Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganNorthwestern7915
Chris RayOSUMaryland B-81-5
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Will AlstonAmartya Senpai Notice MeMojo Shojo9610
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