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Rebels damage iraqi national treasure { April 1 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1336634.htm http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1336634.htm Rebels damage Iraqi national treasure. 01/04/2005. ABC News Online Last Update: Friday, April 1, 2005. 8:08pm (AEST) Rebels damage Iraqi national treasure Iraqi rebels have blown up the top of a towering centuries-old spiral minaret in the Iraqi city of Samarra. Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud Mohammed says the top tier of the 52-metre Malwiya tower was blown off in the attack. The explosion left debris on the tower's winding ramps and a jagged hole on the top level. The unique yellow sandstone tower in Samarra, an ancient city on the banks of the Tigris river, is one of Iraq's prized national treasures. It was completed in 850 AD by the Islamic Abbasid dynasty. US troops had been stationed in the tower until two weeks ago. Many of Iraq's archaeological sites have been plundered by thieves or damaged by US-led military operations since the US invasion two years ago. © 2005 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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