Syrian mass grave found in E. Lebanon
Lebanese troops exhumed 25 bodies from a mass grave near the town of Anjar in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Saturday.
The identities of those buried at the site is unknown, although one of the corpses was reportedly found wearing a Lebanese army uniform. The bodies have been removed for forensic testing.
Officials at the excavation site speculated that the remains might be those of Lebanese soldiers killed in October 1990 during the Syrian defeat of Christian-led army forces under the command of Michael Aoun.
Aoun, who was Lebanon's interim Prime Minister at the time, returned from exile this year following Syria's military withdrawal from the country.
The grave site is located near the former headquarters of the feared Syrian intelligence services.
Locals told reporters that the base was a stop-off point for Lebanese detainees being sent to Syria, and that the bodies of those buried nearby were those of prisoners who died under torture.
The identities of those buried at the site is unknown, although one of the corpses was reportedly found wearing a Lebanese army uniform. The bodies have been removed for forensic testing.
Officials at the excavation site speculated that the remains might be those of Lebanese soldiers killed in October 1990 during the Syrian defeat of Christian-led army forces under the command of Michael Aoun.
Aoun, who was Lebanon's interim Prime Minister at the time, returned from exile this year following Syria's military withdrawal from the country.
The grave site is located near the former headquarters of the feared Syrian intelligence services.
Locals told reporters that the base was a stop-off point for Lebanese detainees being sent to Syria, and that the bodies of those buried nearby were those of prisoners who died under torture.
posted by Marko at 12/04/2005 10:39:00 AM
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