Islamist rebel apologises for wrecking Timbuktu shrines in landmark trial
August 22, 2016
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![Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi (C) appears at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2016 at the start of his trial on charges of involvement in the destruction of historic mausoleums in Timbuktu during Mali's 2012 conflict. REUTERS/Patrick Post/Pool](http://i1.wp.com/faith-matters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Islamist-Timbuktu.jpg?fit=600%2C401)
A former Islamist rebel admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali’s 2012 conflict and apologised at the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court [...]
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