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.

An image released by Islamic State is said to show militants setting explosives at the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria.

An image released by Islamic State shows explosive charges set on columns of the Temple of Baalshamin in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra.

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.

A 2009 aerial view of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria.

An image released by Islamic State shows rubble at the location of the Temple of Baalshamin.