Libya exhumes 6 bodies from mass grave in Tarhuna
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libyan authorities on Wednesday exhumed six bodies from a mass grave in the city of Tarhuna, south of the capital Tripoli.
In a statement, the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the corpses were found in a landfill site in the city.
According to the statement, forensic teams are examining the bodies to determine their identity.
Discoveries of mass graves are common in war-torn Libya, especially in Tarhuna city, a former stronghold for warlord Khalifa Haftar.
According to Libyan official sources, Haftar’s forces and affiliated militias committed war crimes and acts of genocide from April 2019 to June 2020.
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