URGENT: UNESCO call for an IMMEDIATE END to hostilities around Palmyra #WorldHeritage Site
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has called for an immediate end to hostilities in Palmyra (Syria) following reports from several sources that armed extremist groups have infiltrated the World Heritage site, where fighting is now ongoing: http://www.unesco.org/new/
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