ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ɐ kɹˈaʊd ʌv sˈɛvɹəl hˈʌndɹɪd wˈɜːʃɪpɚz ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə dᵻfˈɛnd ðɪ ˈaɪkɑːnz ænd klˈæʃt wɪððə mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə "ɛkspɹˌɑːpɹɪˈeɪʃən kəmˈɪɾi".
On 24 April 1924 a crowd of several hundred worshipers attempted to defend the icons and clashed with the members of the "expropriation committee".