Mass grave contains 812 bodies found in Anbar

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi human rights ministry announced that a mass grave discovered in al-Anbar province contains 812 bodies of people killed in the former regime, according to a spokesman of the ministry. “Human Rights Minister Mohammad Shayaa al-Sudani unveiled a mass grave in Sahl Ukaz region in Anbar, where they found 812 bodies of people killed in the former regime between 1980-1989,” Kamel Amin told IraqiNews.com news agency. “This grave is one of the biggest crimes of the former regime and clear violation of human rights,” he added. “The bodies bore signs of gunshot wounds to the head and chest, including men, women and children,” he said, noting that their clothes prove that some of them are Kurds and army elements.   SH (TP)/SR 1049