Al Qaeda-linked fighters in control of northern and eastern of Mali have begun destroying ancient tombs in the city of Timbuktu.<br /><br />Rebels from the Islamist Ansar Dine group used Kalashnikovs and pick-axes to attack shrines of key Islamic saints. Reports suggest three mausoleums including the tomb of Sidi Mahmoud, a revered Muslim scholar, have been destroyed.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
