ISIL militants lay explosives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra

Fears are growing for the "UNESCO world heritage site at Palmyra":http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/23 after activists claim Islamist extremists have mined the area.The Syrian city is home to some of the Middle East's most important Roman-era ruins.
The monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of sources on the ground says the explosives were laid on Saturday.


INC News, 22/06/2015 - via Euronews