2005News

Metro construction uncovers tomb

Workers digging around the Olympic Center for the Metro have uncovered what appears to be a tomb some seven meters long, one and a half meters wide and several meters deep. Moreover, one of the workers, who did not want to be identified, said that the bottom of the possible gravesite sounded “hollow” and “as if it was made of wood.” The foreman said that rifle shells, and bones were found, but it has not been determined if the bones are human or not. Hidden between two rock pillars, the pit was covered with a roof of cement beams and wood, which has rotted away over the years. As of now, according to El Caribe, the real purpose of the pit is not clear, but it seems that everyone has an opinion. One man, recalling that the Olympic Center is located on the grounds of what was Santo Domingo’s main airport during the first 27 years of the Trujillo regime, suggested that the pit was a torture chamber, and another man suggested that it was a military bunker.