For me this is very sad, as there is so much culture and heritage in Timbuktu. :(
Lourie
From: Platonides platonides@gmail.com To: wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:02 PM Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] 700 years old shrines being destroyed in Timbuktu
The UN cultural body UNESCO has watched in horror as Mali Islamic fundamentalists ravaged fabled Timbuktu shrines it had listed as endangered sites just last Thursday.
'I call on all the members of the (UNESCO) committee, who represent the international community, to join me in expressing sadness and concern for the survival of this important World Heritage property,'
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