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August 24, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34036644

Islamic State Blows Up Palmyra's Ancient Temple of Baalshamin

(BBC News) Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials say. The temple, built nearly 2,000 years ago and dedicated to the Phoenician god of storms and rains, had been almost totally intact.

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