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Islamist fighters destroy Mali tombs in Timbuktu
Islamist fighters tied to al Qaida destroyed three centuries old Muslim mausoleums in Timbuktu. Ali Yattara and UNESCO officials say the sites were targeted after UNESCO called them endangered. UNESCO and France condemned the destruction as Mali grapples with post coup instability.
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Bamako
Mali
al- Qaida
Timbuktu
U.N
Irina Bokova
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Sidi Mahmoud
Sidi
Mochar
Alpha Moya
Ali Yattara
Unesco
Yattara
Bokova
St. Petersburg
Russia
France
Ansar Dine