Victims of post-WWII mass grave reburied

Maribor, 27 October - Slovenia reburied on Thursday the remains of about 800 victims from a post-WWII grave that contains several thousand victims of summary executions, in a symbolic gesture seen as a key step in achieving national reconciliation over enduring post-war divisions.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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