Joe Lynskey, a former Cistercian monk from Belfast who later joined the IRA, was abducted, murdered, and secretly buried by the IRA in 1972, one of 17 victims who disappeared without trace decades ago.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said a formal process would be undertaken to establish the identity of all the remains found in the grave in the village of Annyalla in County Monaghan.
John Hill, the commission's lead investigator, noted that the exhumation was a very big step and not something that was done lightly, supported by information regarding suspicious historic activity during the 1970s.
The commission said the process of establishing the identity of the remains found in the grave may take some time, as they did not become aware of Lynskey until 2010, despite multiple searches.
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