Around 20 graves desecrated at Mont-Barnier cemetery
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville
At least 20 graves have been desecrated at Mont-Barnier cemetery in the Republic of the Congo, and corpses or bones have disappeared. Families discovered the damage while visiting graves to lay flowers for All Saints’ Day on 1 November, reports Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville.
At least 20 graves have been desecrated at Mont-Barnier cemetery in the Republic of the Congo, according to Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville. Remains or bones had disappeared when families visited the site on Sunday, 1 November, to lay flowers.
The newspaper reports that one coffin was found exposed, with the deceased still inside. Visitors to the cemetery, which has been closed to burials for several years, discovered the desecrations. Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville says transporting the remains required considerable logistical effort.
