UN says illegal excavations in Syria are ‘lethal’

Published February 6, 2014 4:13am ET



UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Illegal excavations are taking place at important archaeological sites all over Syria that are “extremely dangerous” and “lethal” to the country’s cultural heritage, the U.N. cultural agency said Wednesday.

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