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| Mass graves believed to contain the bodies of dozens of people killed by security forces in Burundi have been revealed in satellite images, video footage and witness accounts, Amnesty International has said. | Mass graves believed to contain the bodies of dozens of people killed by security forces in Burundi have been revealed in satellite images, video footage and witness accounts, Amnesty International has said. |
| The rights group said there were five possible mass graves in the Buringa area, on the outskirts of the capital, Bujumbura. | The rights group said there were five possible mass graves in the Buringa area, on the outskirts of the capital, Bujumbura. |
| “The imagery, dating from late December and early January, shows disturbed earth consistent with witness accounts,” it said on Friday. “Witnesses told Amnesty International that the graves were dug on the afternoon of 11 December, in the immediate aftermath of the bloodiest day of Burundi’s escalating crisis.” | |
| Earlier this month, the UN rights chief called for an urgent investigation into the alleged existence of mass graves. | Earlier this month, the UN rights chief called for an urgent investigation into the alleged existence of mass graves. |
| Burundi’s government dismissed the allegations, saying they were based on false information. | Burundi’s government dismissed the allegations, saying they were based on false information. |