Thursday, February 24, 2011

Turkey mass graves yield 1,469 human remains | AHN

"Turkey mass graves yield 1,469 human remains

Many of the bodies are believed to belong to Kurds or members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party murdered by secret police in the 1990s.

Researchers of the Turkish Medical Association have found 1,469 human remains in 114 mass graves uncovered in the country’s predominantly Kurdish southeastern region."

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