In Colombia, two mass graves connected to the country's decades-long internal conflict have been found. Officials say one grave, containing the bodies of 17 peasants, was discovered in a ranch in the north-west belonging to a late far-right militia leader. The victims are believed to have been tortured and killed 10 to 12 years ago. The armed forces chief Gen Freddy Padilla announced the discovery of a second mass grave, which he said held the remains of 16 left-wing Farc guerrillas in the south. He said the Farc fighters had died in fighting in July, and that the bodies recovered included that of a nephew of senior Farc commander Jorge Briceno. The Farc have been fighting the Colombian government since the 1960s.
News On AIR | September 26, 2009 7:47 PM
Mass graves found in Colombia