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Urgent: IS destroys facade of Roman theatre in Syria's Palmyra

Xinhua, January 20, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Islamic State (IS) group has destroyed the facade of the ancient Roman theatre as well as the Tetrapylon in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra in central Syria, state TV reported on Friday. Endit