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Photos Emerge of the Islamic State's Destruction of Palmyra Temple
The Islamic State today posted dramatic images of them blowing up a temple in Palmyra, showing barrels of explosives being rigged at Baalshamin, the explosion, and the rubble left in its wake.
Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple in Palmyra
The jihadists detonated explosives in the 2000-year-old Baal Shamin temple, causing significant damage to its interior and collapsing some of its columns.
The Islamic State Has Beheaded an 81-Year-Old Antiquities Scholar in Palymra
Pictures circulated on IS-linked social media accounts appear to show Khaled al-Asaad's bloodied body tied to a post in the middle of a road, with a sign on the corpse describing him as an "apostate."
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