Officals in Libya's transitional govement claimed this Sunday to have found a mass grave site. It holds the remians of 1,270 people. The government claims these are the victims of the 1996 massacre at Abu Salim prison.
Since there has been no excavation, media reporters have claimed the bones may not be of the prisoners. The NTC has called on international governments for help.
"... We need specialists in the field to help us in identifying the victims..." - Dr. Salem Fergani, a committe member
On June 28, 1996, prisoners were shot and killed for rioting over poor conditions and escaping their cells. The ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi did not acknowledge the killings and denied the crime having taken place.
"It could take years to identify all the bodies through DNA"- Fergani
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