Tunisia: UNESCO Chief Condemns Arson Attack Against Tunisian Mausoleum

17 January 2013

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the recent desecration and arson attack against a mausoleum in Tunisia devoted to the Sufi saint Sidi Bou Said.

The attack against the Sidi Bou Said mausoleum, located in the village bearing the same name, took place during the night of 12 January, the Paris-based UNESCO said in a news release.

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