Mass Killing Worst Form of Violence, Historian Says

Ljubljana, 4 March - The mass grave suspected to stem from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality points to one of the worst forms of violence of the post-war Communist rule, Andreja Valic of the Research Centre for National Reconciliation told STA on Wednesday.

Lasko Historian Mitja Ferenc talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

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Historian Mitja Ferenc talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Historian Mitja Ferenc talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko
Historian Mitja Ferenc talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Forensics expert Joze Balazic talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko
Forensics expert Joze Balazic talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Pavle Jamnik, the head of a police task force into post-WWII killings, talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

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Pavle Jamnik, the head of a police task force into post-WWII killings, talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko State Prosecutor General Barbara Brezigar talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

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State Prosecutor General Barbara Brezigar talking to press after visiting the mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Former headquarters of the mine in the Lasko municipality, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko
Former headquarters of the mine in the Lasko municipality, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Entry to a disused mine in the Lasko municipality in the east of the country, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko
Entry to a disused mine in the Lasko municipality in the east of the country, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Former headquarters of the mine in the Lasko municipality, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko
Former headquarters of the mine in the Lasko municipality, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko Entry to a disused mine in the Lasko municipality in the east of the country, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered. Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko
Entry to a disused mine in the Lasko municipality in the east of the country, where mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II was uncovered.
Photo: Lili Pusnik/STA

Lasko The mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality in the east of the country. Photo: The Government Commission for Concealed Graves

Lasko
The mass grave supposedly stemming from the period immediately after World War II that was uncovered in a disused mine in the Lasko municipality in the east of the country.
Photo: The Government Commission for Concealed Graves

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