Video: Canvas bags with human remains found in Damascus countryside

The remains of around 20 bodies were found dumped in the Aqraba district of south-eastern Syria

The remains were discovered inside canvas bags – typically used to hold rice and other dry goods – by local workers near the Fifth Bridge area of rural Damascus three days ago, medics and residents told The National, as crews worked to transport the bodies into body bags. Many of the bags “contained small, blackened bones”, civil defence board member Ammar Selma told The National.

Updated: December 20, 2024, 6:02 PM