IS destruction at Syria’s Palmyra a ‘war crime’ | International News Live Blog

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The UN on Friday led condemnation of attacks by Islamic State jihadists on two sites in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, calling the destruction a “war crime” and “cultural cleansing”. In a statement, Irina Bokova, director general of the Paris-based UN cultural agency UNESCO, described the wrecking as “a … http://internationalnewslive.com/is-destruction-at-syrias-palmyra-a-war-crime/