A citizen finds an ancient mass grave at a construction site in Bisha

Written By سنان خلف on 2015/03/01

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabiaweather.com - A Saudi citizen was surprised when excavation equipment at a construction site in Bisha Governorate revealed complete skeletons, which appear to belong to an ancient mass grave. The citizen documented the event through a video he posted online showing the skeletons and skulls that were found at the site. Building.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The video documenter, Amer Mubarak Al-Bishi, told the electronic newspaper &quot;Sabq&quot;: &quot;I was surprised, while I was passing through this land belonging to the Department of Education in Bisha, with skulls and human skeletons scattered in separate parts, during the implementation of a school project.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Immediately after the video was published, the governor of Bisha, Muhammad Saud Abu Nuqtah al-Mathami, directed the formation of a committee with the participation of a number of government agencies, namely the governorate, the municipality, the Department of Education, the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, and the General Court. To consider this matter, the committee examined the site, and the committee formed under the direction of the Grand Mufti recommended not to continue construction on the site in order to preserve the dignity of the dead.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>More</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://WWW.arabiaweather.com/content/العثور-على-مُجسم-طائرة-ذهبية-عمره-1500-عام-يُثير-حيرة-العُلماء">Finding a 1,500-year-old golden plane model baffles scientists</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://WWW.arabiaweather.com/content/بالصور-برج-بيزا-المائل-هذه-المرة-من-الداخل">The Leaning Tower of Pisa, this time from the inside!</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://WWW.arabiaweather.com/content/بالصور-التطور-الصامت-مُتحف-غارق-في-أعماق-الكاريبي">Silent Evolution is a museum immersed in the depths of the Caribbean</a></strong></p>

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