Sudan Mass Grave
Photo credit: Members of a forensic team at the site where the mass grave was found
Photo source: Reuters
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Sudan’s authorities have declared a new discovery of a mass grave in the southeast of the capital, Khartoum. It is believed to contain the remains of conscripts who tried escaping military service from a training camp in 1998. A group is assigned to investigate the killings at al-Eifalon military camp “found the mass grave in the last four days after hearing witness statements”, Tagelsir al-Hebr, public prosecutor, said on Monday and has not given any details on the number of bodies found.

One of the authority members, Wael Ali Saeed reported that the grave was disinterred and now the committee will continue to work with forensic authorities and examine the evidence.

Data source: Forensic Reports of Sudan

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