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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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