Africa - Voice of America: Armed Islamists Destroy Timbuktu Sites

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Armed Islamists Destroy Timbuktu Sites Jun 30th 2012, 12:39 Armed Malian Islamists are destroying shrines and mausoleums in Timbuktu.   Witnesses told VOA Saturday that members of the Ansar Dine Islamist group are attacking the historic sites with axes and other instruments.   Witnesses say the mausoleum of a revered Muslim saint, Sidi Mahmoud, has been destroyed. Timbuktu has been listed by UNESCO as an endangered world heritage site.   UNESCO says Timbuktu was once an intellectual and spiritual capital, as well as a center for the ... Media files: 560B3304-C34D-445C-9543-D8D5ACF779D1_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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