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ISIS blows up 2,000-year-old arch in Syrian city of Palmyra

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ANI London

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has blown up a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

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According to Sky News, ISIS militants destroyed the arch, but left the colonnades in place, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim said that if the city of Palmyra remained in the hands of ISIS, then the city was doomed.

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In August, the extremists blew up the temple of Baal Shamin and the Temple of Bel, one of the best preserved sites.

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The group considers the buildings sacrilegious.

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The Arch of Triumph was considered one of the jewels in the collection of ruins at the Roman-era site in Syria.

 

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First Published: Oct 05 2015 | 12:38 PM IST

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