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Wed, 03/04/2015 - 09:52
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OIC Sec-Gen Condemns IS Destruction Of Iraq's Historical Monuments

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Iyad Ameen Madani has condemned the destruction of historical monuments in Iraq's Mosul Museum by the so-called IS militant group last Thursday. "The crime carried out by IS is not only a loss for the history of Iraq, but also for all humanity," he said in an OIC statement. Madani also supported a call by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Secretary-General Irina Bokova to convene an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to take deterrent measures against the destruction of the cultural history of humankind. According to alarabiya.net, a video published by the IS on Thursday showed statues and artefacts dating back to thousands of years being smashed, drawing the ire of the international community. The website quoted the city's governor as saying on Sunday that "IS criminals" accused of destroying and looting priceless artifacts from the museum in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, days ago, had been identified. -- BERNAMA

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