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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Gambrell

Grave of thousands of Iranian revolution victims turned into car park

This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran paving over Lot 41, where some of those executed in the chaos after Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution were buried -

A mass grave site in Tehran, where thousands executed in the aftermath of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution were buried, is being paved over to create a car park.

Satellite images reveal that Lot 41 of the sprawling Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, a desolate patch of sand and trees, is being covered with asphalt, likely entombing the remains of those interred there.

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