Symbolic monument in the
ancient city of Palmyra thought to have been built about 2,000 years ago was
blown up.
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.
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.
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