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13:58, 12-Jan-2017
Mass grave discovered in Burundi, likely related to 1970s genocide
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A mass grave containing the remains of over 1,000 people was found in Mwaro, Burundi earlier this week. /CFP Photo
A mass grave containing the remains of over 1,000 people was found in Mwaro, Burundi earlier this week. /CFP Photo
According to a local governor, the grave was discovered by residents of Rusaka commune in central Burundi on Tuesday. /CFP Photo
According to a local governor, the grave was discovered by residents of Rusaka commune in central Burundi on Tuesday. /CFP Photo
It has been difficult to determine the exact number and identity of the bodies in the grave, which locals said could date back to 1972, when the two main ethnic groups in Burundi, Hutus and Tutsis, came into conflict. /CFP Photo
It has been difficult to determine the exact number and identity of the bodies in the grave, which locals said could date back to 1972, when the two main ethnic groups in Burundi, Hutus and Tutsis, came into conflict. /CFP Photo