Medieval Sufi saints tombs destroyed by extremists in Timbuktu
Published on October 29th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks
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Armed Islamists in Mali have bulldozed the tombs of three Sufi saints near Timbuktu.
“They arrived aboard six or seven vehicles, heavily armed,” said Garba Maiga, a resident of Timbuktu, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site for its ancient shrines. “They flattened everything with a bulldozer and pulled up the skeletal remains.”
Residents said the tombs destroyed included those of local saints Cheick Nouh, Cheick Ousmane el Kabir, and Cheick Mohamed Foulani Macina, several kilometers (miles) outside of the city gates. They said the rebels were from Ansar Dine, one of a mixture of Islamist groups now in control of northern Mali.
Story: Reuters | Photo: Adama Diarra, Reuters
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