Islamist attack damages Timbuktu world heritage site
 world heritage site in Timbuktu, Mali.
It is one of 16 shrines in Timbuktu. The attack was reportedly carried out by the Ansar Dine movement, "Pin It")
Published by: Pratima Singh
Published on: Sun, 01 Jul 2012 at 17:48 IST
Moscow: An Islamist attack destructed the mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud, which is a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) world heritage site in Timbuktu, Mali.It is one of 16 shrines in Timbuktu. The attack was reportedly carried out by the Ansar Dine movement, which believes that the shrines are idolatrous. They have vowed to destroy all 16 of the shrines in Timbuktu.
On Thursday, UNESCO placed Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia on its list of World Heritage in Danger.
UNESCO chairwoman Allissandra Cummins, attending a World Heritage Committee meeting in St. Petersburg, deplored the destruction and called on the conflicting sides to "exercise their responsibility".
UNESCO is particularly concerned that ancient manuscripts and other cultural objects will be looted from Timbuktu, which was a major outpost of Islam in Africa during the city's golden age in the 16th century.
Ansar Dine seized control of northern Mali along with Touareg separatists in March, but the two groups have since fallen into conflict.
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