Croatian Delegation Inspect Mass Grave Site

Maribor, 11 September - A Croatian delegation has visited a site of what experts believe is probably the biggest grave of Croatian post-WWII victims. The mass grave near the city of Maribor is deemed to contain the remains of more than 15,000 victims of communist reprisals.

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Bishop of Varazdin Josip Mrzljak, who along with other Croatian officials visited the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/ST

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The Croatian delegation that visited the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor; Bishop of Varazdin Josip Mrzljak (centre) and Croatian deputy Stjepan Bacic.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/ST

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Mitja Ferenc, a historian in charge of post-war mass grave probing, as a Croatian delegation visits the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

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Joze Dezman, head of the government Commission for Concealed Mass Graves, as a Croatian delegation visits the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

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Bozo Vukusic, the secretary of Croatian association "Castni pliberski vod", which initiated a visit by Croatian officials to the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

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A Croatian delegation at a meeting after visiting the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

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Bozo Vukusic, the secretary of Croatian association "Castni pliberski vod", which initiated a visit by Croatian officials to the site of a post-WW II mass grave in Tezno near Maribor.
Photo: Gregor Mlakar/STA

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