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Ax-Wielding Islamists Attack Timbuktu's Holy Sites

They destroy mausoleums of saints in UNESCO-listed city

By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2012 10:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – UNESCO moved Timbuktu to its list of heritage sites in danger just days ago; the Malian city now more likely belongs on a list of heritage sites in peril. Reuters reports that al-Qaeda-linked Islamists today began attacking local saints' mausoleums, which they consider idolatrous. Armed...   Read full story »

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UNESCO • Islamist • Mali • Timbuktu

 
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