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New Bangladesh 'mass grave' found | New Bangladesh 'mass grave' found |
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A second grave said to contain multiple bodies has been found in Bangladesh after a border guard mutiny left some 100 people dead this week. | |
The discovery was made by the army in the border guards' compound in Dhaka. | The discovery was made by the army in the border guards' compound in Dhaka. |
A mass grave thought to hold the bodies of 58 officers killed by the mutineers was found in the compound on Friday. | A mass grave thought to hold the bodies of 58 officers killed by the mutineers was found in the compound on Friday. |
Some 70 officers remain missing after the two-day revolt ended on Thursday. The government says there will be no amnesty for the perpetrators. | Some 70 officers remain missing after the two-day revolt ended on Thursday. The government says there will be no amnesty for the perpetrators. |
"We have found another mass grave. This one is in a garden. It's in a corner and well hidden," fire service operations chief Sheikh Mohammad Shahjalal told the AFP news agency. | "We have found another mass grave. This one is in a garden. It's in a corner and well hidden," fire service operations chief Sheikh Mohammad Shahjalal told the AFP news agency. |
"We have just started digging and have removed two dead bodies but we are sure there are more. We are not sure how many," he said. | "We have just started digging and have removed two dead bodies but we are sure there are more. We are not sure how many," he said. |
Earlier, the head of Bangladesh's armed forces pledged support for the government, despite reports of discontent among the military about the way the government had handled the mutiny. | Earlier, the head of Bangladesh's armed forces pledged support for the government, despite reports of discontent among the military about the way the government had handled the mutiny. |
Gen Moin U Ahmed spoke after talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the capital, Dhaka. | Gen Moin U Ahmed spoke after talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the capital, Dhaka. |
Some officers have said the government should have quelled the mutiny by force, not talks, arguing this might have saved the lives of some of their colleagues. | Some officers have said the government should have quelled the mutiny by force, not talks, arguing this might have saved the lives of some of their colleagues. |