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Photos: Mass graves discovered in Malaysian jungle

May 27, 2015 10:21AM ET

Officials display the grim remains at sites said to be used for human smuggling

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Malaysia mass graves
A Malaysian forensic team exhumes human remains from a shallow grave in the jungle near Thailand border, May 26, 2015. The graves are said to hold the bodies of migrants who died at the hands of human traffickers. Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images
Malaysia mass graves
Authorities say that they have found more than 130 graves so far. Dario Pignatelli / Polaris
Malaysia mass graves
The camp and others like it were probably used as holding stations by traffickers bringing migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar, many of them Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority. Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images
Malaysia mass graves
The camp included this small cage, tied together with rusted barbed wire. Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images
Malaysia mass graves
A human jawbone lies in one of the grave uncovered at the site. Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images
Malaysia mass graves
A police forensic team carries a body bag with human remains. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Malaysia mass graves
Bags of remains are carried from the site. Authorities have said that the camps show evidence that they were in use up until a few weeks ago. Dario Pignatelli / Polaris
Malaysia mass graves
Twelve policeman have been arrested in connection with the discovery. Damir Sagolj / Reuters

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