[Wiki Loves Monuments] 700 years old shrines being destroyed in Timbuktu

[Lourie Pieterse]

For me this is very sad, as there is so much culture and heritage in Timbuktu. :(

Lourie



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> From: Platonides <platonides at gmail.com>
>To: wikilovesmonuments at lists.wikimedia.org 
>Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:02 PM
>Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] 700 years old shrines being destroyed in Timbuktu
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>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.
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>>       '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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>http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=766740&vId=
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