Skeletal remains found in Jerusalem forest, foreign passport nearby, police say

A human’s skeletal remains were discovered in a forest in Jerusalem over the weekend, police say.

Police received a report Friday night after someone found the bones near Pisgat Ze’ev, a neighborhood in the city’s north.

A foreign passport was found nearby and police say they are investigating a possible link between it and the remains.

The findings have been transferred to the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute for further tests and identification.

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