SOURCE: AP
4-16-16
tags: Palmyra, ISIS, ISIL, Ancient Artifacts
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4-16-16
Grim New Details of IS Destruction in Syria's Palmyra Museum
Breaking Newstags: Palmyra, ISIS, ISIL, Ancient Artifacts
The first foreign experts who visited the museum in Palmyra after it was taken over from Islamic State militants said they spent a week collecting fragments of priceless broken sculptures from the museum grounds and preparing them for transportation to Damascus in a rescue mission they hope will help salvage most of its contents.
Back in the Syrian capital Saturday, they offered grim new details about the extent of the destruction caused by the extremists during their 10-month stay in the ancient town.
The museum was trashed and some of its best-known artifacts and statues were smashed by the militants, who cut off the heads and hands of statues and demolished others before being driven out last month.
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