The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on the international community to act urgently to protect Mali's cultural heritage after the latest wave of destruction at Timbuktu.
"I am profoundly shocked by the ferocity that has marked the latest round of destruction of Timbuktu's mausoleums," said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.
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