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Sri Lanka mass grave discovery
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 19
AUG 19 · Day 1
582 skeletons found in Sri Lanka mass grave
Al Jazeera reported that the site is linked to allegations that the military killed Tamil civilians during Sri Lanka's civil war.
A mass grave excavation in Sri Lanka has uncovered 582 skeletons.
Al Jazeera reported that investigations into the site were delayed for 30 years.
AUG 19 · Day 1
582 skeletons including children discovered in Sri Lanka mass grave
The skeletons found in the Sri Lankan mass grave included babies and children.
The mass grave site is linked to allegations of military killings of Tamil civilians during the civil war.
Investigations into the mass grave were delayed for 30 years.