ISIL beheads revered archaeologist in Palmyra

August 19, 2015

Khaled Asaad stayed with antiquities after ISIL captured the Syrian city and was taken hostage by the group

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ISIL beheads revered archaeologist in Palmyra

Asaad, 82, worked in Palmyra for over five decades and was the head of antiquities at the Roman ruins, considered among the world’s most important historical sites.


 

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