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Workers came across human remains – and unearthed a mass grave of 572 people

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What happened

Workers in northern Sri Lanka accidentally uncovered the country's largest mass grave – and reopened wounds from its civil war.

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:28:15 UTC.

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