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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Continued Destruction of Mali Shrines Called 'War Crime'

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