I am deeply shocked by footage released today showing the destruction of statues and other artefacts of the Mosul Museum. I condemn this as a deliberate attack against Iraqs millennial history and culture, and as an inflammatory incitement to violence and hatred, said the Director GeneralIrina Bokova.
Director-General requests UN Security Council meeting on destruction of heritage in Mosul
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26 February 2015, International
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