Building of Iraqi police barracks threatens world heritage site
The construction of a large police barracks close to the Great Mosque of Samarra and its famed
spiral minaret is imperilling another of Iraq's precious historical sites, Unesco and senior
archaeologists have warned. Work on the building and a training centre for 1,500 Iraqi policemen
is continuing in Samarra, about 60 miles north of Baghdad, despite the addition this summer.
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