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Islamists destroy tombs at ancient Timbuktu mosque

Posted On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 08:41:42 AM

Islamists controlling northern Mali on Tuesday destroyed two tombs at the ancient Djingareyber mud mosque in Timbuktu, an endangered World Heritage site, witnesses said.

“Currently the Islamists are busy destroying two tombs of Timbuktu’s great Djingareyber mosque. They are shooting in the air to chase away the crowd,” one witness said.
 
“The two mausolea are adjacent to the western wall of the great mosque and the Islamists have hoes, chisels, they are hitting the mausolea which are made out of packed earth,” said a source close to the mosque's imam. “They say they will destroy everything,” he added.







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