Published on FRANCE 24 (http://www.france24.com/en)
Mali Islamists destroy saint's tomb
By blade
Created 29/09/2012 - 14:22
Islamists destroyed on Saturday another tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern
Mali region under their control, witnesses said.
"I saw the Islamists in Goundam destroy the mausoleum of Alfa Mobo, beside the
cemetery," local municipal councillor Mamadou Cisse told AFP.
Another witness, who declined to be identified, said, "They smashed the
mausoleum down to the level of the tomb."
He added that "there were 11 of them and someone was filming it."
The witnesses said the Islamists were armed with axes and other tools.
Goundam, 90 kilometres (55 miles) from Timbuktu, is in the hands of the
Islamist group Ansar Dine (Defenders of Faith), which with other radicals has
been destroying local Muslim shrines since seizing northern Mali in April.
The Islamists say the shrines, venerated by local people and declared part of
the world's heritage by the United Nations, are "haram", or forbidden in Islam.
AFP
International
Source URL:
http://www.france24.com/en/20120929-mali-islamists-destroy-saints-tomb
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