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important to note that the said gangs were lawless criminals, and definitely

did not represent the peaceful Armenians that lived in the Ottoman lands.

Thomas Davidson Christie, an American missionary, wrote in his letter

dated January 1879 that most of the Armenians that lived in Zeitun area were
gangsters:

Zeitun has a population of 8–10 thousand. People in Zeitun are known for

their brutality and ruthlessness… and they hate Turks. Twelve years ago
(1867), when Mr. Montgomery first went to Zeitun, the Zeitun priest provoked
people and missionary Montgomery and his companion were pulled down

from their horses, beaten up and stoned. There was also another man in
Zeitun who was beaten up because he converted to Protestantism. Zeitun

thugs didn't show good manners under Turkish rule either. Eventually they
did surrender, but until that there have been times when they forced the Turk-
ish soldiers to retreat. However, those riots were not for freedom. They didn't

want lawful freedom. Their leaders were crude gang leaders. They looted both
Turkish and Christian property. They would always fight amongst each oth-

er as well, and these fights were always very bloody. 229

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