Colombia investigating whether archaeological find could be paramilitary mass grave

by Adriaan Alsema April 11, 2018

Forensic investigators of Colombia’s prosecution are investigating whether a mass grave that were initially presented as an archaeological find is in fact a mass grave with more than 50 human remains.

Workers constructing a highway around the Caribbean port city of Barranquilla found the remains and initially called in the help of archaeologists.

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However, forensic investigators were alarmed by the fact that the remains had been found in shallow graves, some no less than 10 inches deep. “They are probably not that old,” an anonymous investigator told local news website El Heraldo.

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This far-right group is accused of having committed more than 250 crimes, and allegedly murdered dozens of union workers, politicians and students.

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