Mali Islamists destroy tombs

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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/us-mali-crisis-timbuktu-idUSBRE8690O420120710


Mali Islamists destroy tombs at famous Timbuktu mosque
BAMAKO | Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:09am EDT

(Reuters) - Islamist militants destroyed two tombs on Tuesday at the famous 14th century Djingareyber mosque in Timbuktu, classified by UNESCO as a world heritage site, residents said.

About a dozen militants arrived in an armored four-wheel drive truck, armed with pickaxes and hoes. They fired in the air to intimidate people and started smashing the tombs, said Ibrahim Cisse, who witnessed the scene...

 

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Re: Mali Islamists destroy tombs

Source: http://www.france24.com/en/20120917-islamists-destroy-tomb-muslim-saint-mali

17 September 2012 - 15H09

Islamists destroy tomb of Muslim saint in Mali

AFP - Islamists have destroyed the tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, two months after similar incidents in the region brought widespread condemnation, sources said Monday.

"The Islamists on Saturday destroyed the mausoleum of Cheik El-Kebir, 330 kilometres from Gao," a local politician told AFP on condition of anonymity. "Twelve of them arrived at the site. They demolished the mausoleum with hammers, picks...