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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.
(AFP/Getty Images)An image released by Islamic State is said to show militants setting explosives at the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria.
(AFP/Getty Images)An image released by Islamic State shows explosive charges set on columns of the Temple of Baalshamin in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra.
(AFP/Getty Images)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.
(Joseph Eid / AFP/Getty Images)A 2009 aerial view of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.
(Christophe Charon / AFP/Getty Images)An image released by Islamic State shows rubble at the location of the Temple of Baalshamin.
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