Jihadists of the Islamic State group have blown up three of the famed tower tombs of Syria’s ancient desert city of Palmyra, the country’s antiquities chief said on Friday.
“They blew up three tower tombs, the best preserved and most beautiful,” Maamoun <g data-gr-id="11">Abdelkarim</g> said. News of the destruction at the world-renowned site, captured by the jihadists in <g data-gr-id="10">May,</g> follows their demolition of the ancient shrine of Baal Shamin and the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel. “We received reports 10 days ago but we’ve just confirmed the news,” Abdelkarim said. “We obtained satellite images from the US-based Syrian Heritage, taken on Sept 2.”