Forensic experts begin DNA testing on remains found in Kosovo's Zubin Potok
International experts are commencing DNA analysis following the exhumation of remains belonging to at least 23 war victims in Zubin Potok.
Following the completion of exhumations in Zubin Potok, Kosovo, where mortal remains of at least 23 potential victims of the 1998–1999 war were recovered, international experts are initiating DNA analysis. Samira Krehić, head of the Western Balkans program at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), emphasized that recovering the remains marks merely the start of a complex forensic identification procedure.
The ICMP will compare genetic profiles obtained from the bone samples against reference DNA provided by families of missing individuals. Kosovo's Governmental Commission on Missing Persons is coordinating the efforts alongside international partners to confirm the identities of the victims.
Sources: Gazeta Tema, Koha
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