Libyan rebels have reported the discovery of what is alleged to be a mass grave housing the remnants of about 1,270 prisoners killed by ousted former leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime during a particularly gruesome massacre back in June of 1996. The bone fragments were found just outside the Abu Salim prison in the capital city of Tripoli, where Gaddafi locked away and tortured his dissenters and opponents.
When inmates at the prison rioted in protest of their harsh treatment, the prison's guards opened fire. Experts say the bodies are thought to have been stored in the prison until 2000 before finally being buried outside its walls.
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