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Al Q on rampage destroying grave of Muslim saint in Mali
Members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have desecrated a Muslim saint's tomb in the fabled city of Timbuktu, an official said on Saturday."Members of AQIM, supported by (the armed Islamist group) Ansar Dine, have destroyed the tomb of Saint Sidi (Mahmoud Ben) Amar. They set fire to the tomb," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that they had pledged to destroy others too. Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site and cradle of Islamic learning, has been under the control of AQIM and Ansar Dine [Army of the Faith or Defenders of the Faith] since the groups took advantage of a March 22 coup to take control of northern Mali. "They promised to destroy other tombs, Timbuktu is in shock they shouldn't be the Wahabis have been destroying historical buildings for years in Arabia Now they want to take and control other tombs and manuscripts," the official said. Posted by: lord garth 2012-05-06 |
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