SYRIA: Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at the ancient ruins of Palmyra, according to activists.
News that the militants blew up the Baalshamin Temple came after extremists beheaded Palmyra scholar Khaled al-Asaad last week.
Palmyra, one of the Middle East’s most spectacular archaeological sites and a Unesco World Heritage site, sits near the modern Syrian city of the same name.
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