Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country’s civil war in the late 1940s. In the shadow of a notorious prison, the burial site contains at least 33 bodies, some executed. Officials hope DNA testing will identify the victims, many believed to be political prisoners slain after summary trials.
Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece’s brutal Civil War. AP Explains
Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country’s civil war in the late 1940s. In the shadow of a notorious prison, the burial site contains at least 33 bodies, some executed. Officials hope DNA testing will identify the victims, many believed to be political prisoners slain after summary trials.
