Human remains found at former gendarmerie station in Hakkari

October 03 2012 11:16:52

Human remains found at former gendarmerie station in Hakkari

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

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Bones and a skull believed to belong to a human were found during the excavation of a former gendarmerie station in the eastern province of Hakkari.

Construction of a new governor’s office on the site was halted after workers discovered the remains.

The bones were sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute for further analysis after a crime scene investigation team visited the site.

The local republican prosecutor has also launched an inquiry into the discovery.

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