BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Three ancient funerary towers in Palmyra, Syria, one dating to 103 A.D., have been destroyed by the Islamic State, Syria's antiquities chief said.
Maamoun Abdul Karim said he received confirmation of their destruction, part of the Islamic State's campaign to destroy evidence of pre-Muslim religious life. Palmyra's two main temples in the UNESCO World Heritage Site complex, including the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, were blown up several days ago.