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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Photos: Islamic State destroys Palmyra temple
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePictures posted online seem to show Islamic State fighters rigging, then exploding ancient relics in Tadmor several days ago.
The text says “Explosion of the pagan temple.”
![Islamic State fighters bring explosives to an ancient archaeological site in Tadmor, Syria, on Sunday August 23, 2015. Known as Palmyra, the city is a UN-recognized World Heritage Site. The IS have been systematic in destroying evidence of cultures other than Islam in the territory they control. [Courtesy]](https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2015/08/1110.jpg "Islamic State fighters bring explosives to an ancient archaeological site in Tadmor, Syria, on or around August 25, 2015. Known as Palmyra, the city is a UN-recognized World Heritage Site. The IS have been systematic in destroying evidence of cultures other than Islam in the territory they control. [Courtesy]")
![Improvised explosives prior to detonation in the ancient archaeological site in Tadmor, Syria, on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Known as Palmyra, the city is a UN-recognized World Heritage Site. The IS have been systematic in destroying evidence of cultures other than Islam in the territory they control. [Courtesy]](https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2015/08/14.jpg "Improvised explosives prior to detonation in the ancient archaeological site in Tadmor, Syria, on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Known as Palmyra, the city is a UN-recognized World Heritage Site. The IS have been systematic in destroying evidence of cultures other than Islam in the territory they control. [Courtesy]")
![An explosion at the ancient archaeological site in Tadmor, Syria, on Sunday August 23, 2015. Known as Palmyra, the city is a UN-recognized World Heritage Site. Islamic State destroyed the site because it was a "pagan temple," the group said. [Courtesy]](https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2015/08/19.jpg "An explosion at the ancient archaeological site in Tadmor, Syria, on Sunday August 23, 2015. Known as Palmyra, the city is a UN-recognized World Heritage Site. Islamic State destroyed the site because it was a \"pagan temple,\" the group said. [Courtesy]")
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