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Remains of 33 Found in Mass Grave Linked to Greece’s Civil War

  • Workers installing benches in a Thessaloniki park uncovered a mass grave containing 33 sets of bones by March 2025.
  • The grave, located in Neapolis-Sykies suburb under a Byzantine fortress, dates to Greece's 1946-49 Civil War and held executed prisoners.
  • City officials are continuing the excavation and plan to perform DNA analysis on the discovered remains, encouraging relatives of those unaccounted for to provide genetic samples to facilitate identification and repatriation.
  • Supervising engineer Haris Charismiadis stated, "We found many bullets in the heads, the skulls," highlighting the violent nature of the executions.
  • The discovery brings to light a long-hidden history of repression connected to the Truman Doctrine and represents the initial excavation of a mass burial site from Greece’s Civil War.
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Discovered by chance, a mass grave revives memories of Greece's brutal civil war

Graves unearthed in northern Greece contain bones widely believed to be from victims of the country's civil war in the late 1940s.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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