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War crimes court convicts Mali Islamist for destroying Timbuktu sites

by Reuters
Tuesday, 27 September 2016 10:25 GMT

A general view shows the Tomb of Askia, which was built in 1485 for the burial of Toure, the ancient king of the Songhai Empire, in the northeastern Malian city of Gao September 6, 2012.REUTERS/Adama Diarra

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THE HAGUE, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A former Islamist rebel was convicted by an international panel of war crimes judges on Tuesday for destroying historical sites in Timbuktu during Mali's 2012 conflict and sentenced to nine years in prison. (Reporting By Anthony Deutsch)

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