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| [OLD NEWS] ISIS destroys Palmyra arch | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 5 2015, 06:53 AM (206 Views) | |
| CJ | Oct 5 2015, 06:53 AM Post #1 |
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A very minor case of serious brain damage
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34440759 Islamic State militants in northern Syria have blown up another monument in the ancient city of Palmyra, officials and local sources say. The Arch of Triumph was "pulverised" by the militants who control the city, a Palmyra activist told AFP news agency. It is thought to have been built about 2,000 years ago. IS fighters have already destroyed two ancient temples at the site, described by Unesco as one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. "The Arch of Triumph was pulverised. IS has destroyed it," Mohammad Hassan al-Homsi, an activist from Palmyra told AFP on Monday. I've long since stopped being surprised by these kinds of stories, but it's still very saddening when our surviving links our ancient past get wiped off the face of the planet .
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| MegaphoneStallone | Oct 5 2015, 11:27 AM Post #2 |
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Same here. It sucks that we are becoming numb to this horrific behaviour. Hopefully they can be stopped before it goes any further. |
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| Mechanized | Oct 5 2015, 11:39 AM Post #3 |
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Absolutely atrocious |
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| CJ | Jan 20 2016, 05:53 PM Post #4 |
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A very minor case of serious brain damage
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Now satellite photos have emerged showing that the country's oldest Christian monastery was bulldozed some time around September 2014: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35360415 Sad to see yet another piece of the country's cultural heritage being destroyed .
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| gibby | Jan 21 2016, 12:03 PM Post #5 |
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mental! |
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| Hedgehog121 | Jan 23 2016, 12:10 AM Post #6 |
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Destroying culture and history at any chance they can get |
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It sucks that we are becoming numb to this horrific behaviour. 



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