Islamic State militants published photos on Tuesday, to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the central Syrian city of Palmyra, an act the UN cultural agency UNESCO has called a war crime.
Five photos were distributed on social media showing explosives being carried inside, being set around the walls of the temple, followed by the large explosion, and then the ensuing rubble.
The militants blew up the temple of Baal Shamin on Sunday, according to the Syrian antiquities chief.
The temple was built nearly 2,000 years ago and UNESCO had described it as a symbol of Syria’s historical cultural diversity, which it says Islamic State is seeking to obliterate.
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