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Mali Islamist radicals raze more Timbuktu shrines

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 3:00 AM


Among the tombs they destroyed is that of Sidi Mahmoudou, a saint who died in 955, according to the UNESCO website. In addition, on Monday they set upon one of the doors of the Sidi Yahya, a mosque built around 1400. Local legend held that the gate leading to the cemetery would only open on the final day at the end of time.

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