| 1 | FILE - This file photo released on Sunday, May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria. |
| 2 | Activists say Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra. |
| 3 | News that the militants blew up the Baalshamin Temple (not pictured) came after the extremists beheaded Palmyra scholar Khaled al-Asaad on Tuesday, hanging his bloodied body from a pole in the town's main square. |
| 4 | BEIRUT (AP) - A resident in the Syrian city of Palmyra says Islamic State militants have demolished the ancient temple of Baalshamin after laying explosives around it for over a month, confirming earlier reports. |
| 5 | The U.N. cultural watchdog UNESCO called the destruction of the temple a "war crime" and an "immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity." |
| 6 | The witness, who goes by the name Nasser al-Thaer, said Monday the bombing took place a day earlier. |
| 7 | He said he feared for the other ancient sites in Palmyra but that no explosives have been placed around them. |