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Body of antiquities scholar beheaded by IS in 2015 believed to be found
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSyrian authorities may have found the body of a prominent antiquities scholar, who was publicly beheaded by the Islamic State terror group in the ancient town of Palmyra in 2015, according to the BBC.
The jihadists murdered 81-year-old Khaled al-Asaad, after he refused to divulge where some of the town’s treasures had been hidden.
Two other bodies have been found near Palmyra by Syrian forces. All three are set to undergo DNA identification.
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