Islamists destroy Timbuktu religious treasures‎

Al Qaeda-linked fighters in control of northern and eastern of Mali have begun destroying ancient tombs in the city of Timbuktu.

Rebels from the Islamist Ansar Dine group used Kalashnikovs and pick-axes to attack shrines of key Islamic saints. Reports suggest three mausoleums including the tomb of Sidi Mahmoud, a revered Muslim scholar, have been destroyed.

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