(BBC) - Iraqis have uncovered what is thought to be one of the largest mass graves found since the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime. The remains of up to 3,000 people had been found so far near Hilla, about 90 km south of Baghdad, and the total could be as many as 15,000. Among the remains are thought to be the bodies of Shia political prisoners killed in 1991, as well as entire families.
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