THE identification of the bodies of persons killed during last week's joint police/military incursion in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston, is to begin today.

In a statement yesterday, the Police High Command said that photographs of the deceased will be displayed at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre where the Police Complaints Office is located, and at 14 Metcalfe Street (the former Remand Centre). Viewing will start at 10:30 am.

"In addition to photographs, the relatives and friends of deceased persons will be able to view images on computers provided by the constabulary," the police said, urging relatives to "travel with photographs of their deceased relatives and friends in order to facilitate the process of identification."

More than 70 persons died when police and soldiers stormed Tivoli Gardens, in their bid to serve an arrest warrant on former don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, who is facing extradition to the United States to answer gun and drug-trafficking charges.

Two policemen and a soldier were also killed by brazen thugs, who traded bullets with the security forces.

Coke, however, managed to elude the lawmen and is still on the run.