Continued Destruction of Mali Shrines Called 'War Crime'
- Publisher:
- Al Jazeera
- Publication Date:
- 1 July 2012
- Tags:
- Mali
Members of the group Ansar Dine have destroyed the mausoleums of Sufi saints in Timbuktu for a second day. Sunday's destruction, utilising pick axes and guns, comes after a statement by the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling the on-going campaign of destruction of ancient Islamic shrines in northern Mali "a war crime". Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports.
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