Palmyra’s Baalshamin temple ‘blown up by IS’
August 24, 2015
Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say.
Syria’s head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown
up on Sunday. The UK -based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)
reported that it happened a month ago.IS took control of Palmyra in May, sparking fears for the site.
It is considered one of the ancient world’s most important cultural centres.
