# 582 skeletons, including children, discovered in Sri Lankan mass grave

https://mins.news/en/item/26603

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 19:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/19/582-skeletons-including-children-discovered-in-sri-lanka-mass-grave?traffic_source=rss

> An excavation of a mass grave in Sri Lanka has uncovered 582 skeletons, including babies and children. The site is linked to allegations that the military killed Tamil civilians during the civil war, while investigations were delayed for 30 years.

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