VICTIM OF THE IS  A file picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the courtyard of the sanctuary of Baal Shamin in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometers northeast of Damascus. Islamic State group jihadists on August 23 blew up the ancient temple in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city, the country’s antiquities chief told AFP. AFP PHOTO
VICTIM OF THE IS
A file picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the courtyard of the sanctuary of Baal Shamin in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometers northeast of Damascus. Islamic State group jihadists on August 23 blew up the ancient temple in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city, the country’s antiquities chief told AFP. AFP PHOTO

DAMASCUS: Islamic State militants on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be destroyed by the jihadist group.

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