Islamic State photos show Palmyra temple destruction
Smoke rises from an explosion that destroyed the Temple of Baalshamin in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra.
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An image released by Islamic State is said to show militants setting explosives at the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria.
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An image released by Islamic State shows explosives set up to destroy the 2,000-year-old Temple of Baalshamin in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra.
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An image released by Islamic State shows explosive charges set on columns of the Temple of Baalshamin in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra.
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The courtyard of the ruins of the Temple of Baalshamin in the ancient city of Palmyra, as it appeared in 2014. Islamic State militants destoyed the site.
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A 2009 aerial view of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.
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An image released by Islamic State shows rubble at the location of the Temple of Baalshamin.
