President says reconciliation crucial for the future

Maribor, 27 October - President Borut Pahor called reconciliation "a state of mind" that was altering the future, not history, as he addressed a ceremony Thursday in memory of about 800 victims of post-war killings who have been transferred from the Huda Jama mass grave to a cemetery in Maribor.

Maribor Funeral service for victims of post-WWII summary executions at Huda jama starts at Dobrova Memorial Park near Maribor. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Maribor
Funeral service for victims of post-WWII summary executions at Huda jama starts at Dobrova Memorial Park near Maribor.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Maribor President Borut Pahor (left) and Maribor Mayor Andrej Fištravec (centre) attend a memorial mass in honour of Huda Jama victims. Photo; Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Maribor
President Borut Pahor (left) and Maribor Mayor Andrej Fištravec (centre) attend a memorial mass in honour of Huda Jama victims.
Photo; Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Maribor Funeral service for victims of post-WWII summary executions at Huda jama starts at Dobrova Memorial Park near Maribor. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Maribor
Funeral service for victims of post-WWII summary executions at Huda jama starts at Dobrova Memorial Park near Maribor.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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