News Center- The remains of 139 people have been removed from the Alo Antar hole, a natural desert feature allegedly turned into a mass grave by ISIS, Iraqi authorities said on Sunday.

The Alo Antar hole is located in Tal Afar, some 70 kilometres west of Mosul in northern Iraq.

“The victims were not buried but dumped in the hole whose full depth ranges between 42 and 12 meters,” said Ahmed al-Assadi from the Foundation of Martyrs. “Some of the victims had been shot and others were found with their throats cut.”