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Police search land beside graves | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Police excavations near Bog Meadows wildlife sanctuary in west Belfast have ended for the day. | |
Nothing has been found during the operation a police spokesperson said. | |
It follows an operation several weeks ago using dogs trained to locate buried human remains. | |
Forensic teams began examining ground close to Bog Meadows on Monday. Police said searches were expected to resume on Thursday. | |
The land was once owned by the nearby Milltown Cemetery, but was bought by the Ulster Wildlife Trust some years ago. | |
Families believe hundreds of dead babies may have been inadvertently transferred out of the cemetery when the land was sold. | Families believe hundreds of dead babies may have been inadvertently transferred out of the cemetery when the land was sold. |
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