Mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies discovered in Burundi

By Zach Halaschak

Published February 15, 2020 3:31pm ET

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Mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies discovered in Burundi — A Burundian soldier stand in front of a group of South African soldiers during Workers Day celebrations Thursday, May 1, 2003 at the Bujumbura stadium , Burundi. South African peacekeeping troops have arrived in Burundi over the past week as fighting continue in the country's 9 1/2-year civil war. | (KAREL PRINSLOO/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Thousands of bullet-riddled bodies from the victims of a protracted civil war have been discovered in Burundi.

The remains were found in six unmarked mass graves in the central part of the small East African nation, according to Reuters. The head of Burundi’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, announced the discovery on Friday.

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