Africa - Voice of America: UN Moves to Protect Historic Sites Attacked in Mali

Africa - Voice of America africa

UN Moves to Protect Historic Sites Attacked in Mali Jul 3rd 2012, 16:26 The U.N. World Heritage Committee has called for a special fund to protect Mali's cultural heritage, after militants destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu. In a statement Tuesday, the 21-member committee condemned what it called "repugnant acts" by Islamist hardliners. The panel also recommended the U.N. send a mission to Mali as soon as possible to assess the damage and outline the most urgent conservation needs. Members of the al-Qaida-linked group Ansar Dine began ...

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