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Mass Grave Unearthed in Iraq

NPR | By Christopher Joyce
Published May 14, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

More than 2,200 bodies are found in a grave in central Iraq. The bodies are believed to be those of people killed by Saddam Hussein's government during a Shiite uprising following the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Hear NPR's Christopher Joyce.

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Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR's news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.
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