PSKOV, Russia -- Construction workers in the northwestern Russian city of Pskov have unearthed a World War II-era mass grave, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
The regional prosecutor's office say workers discovered human bones while preparing to lay telecommunications cable in the foundation of a Pskov apartment building.
A prosecutor's office spokesperson says that during World War II, referred to as the Great Patriotic War by Russians, the site was used as a work camp. Pskov was occupied by German troops from 1941-44.
The bones that were found were sent to a laboratory for examination, after which bodies will be reinterred. Officials said they expect more remains will be found in the coming days.
Pskov, which has a population of about 200,000 people, is near Russia's border with Estonia and Latvia.
The regional prosecutor's office say workers discovered human bones while preparing to lay telecommunications cable in the foundation of a Pskov apartment building.
A prosecutor's office spokesperson says that during World War II, referred to as the Great Patriotic War by Russians, the site was used as a work camp. Pskov was occupied by German troops from 1941-44.
The bones that were found were sent to a laboratory for examination, after which bodies will be reinterred. Officials said they expect more remains will be found in the coming days.
Pskov, which has a population of about 200,000 people, is near Russia's border with Estonia and Latvia.