Twitter users criticise Daesh: It was a sad day for historians and archeologists after. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist and monitoring group based in Britain, said Sunday that Islamic State fighters had destroyed part of the nearly 2,000-year-old temple of Bel in Palmyra. They bemoaned of the architectural masterpeice that the world was losing due to these activities of terror.
#Palmyra: Twitter users shared pictures and updates from Palmyra. Tweeps widely criticised Daesh and their activities. Though some tweeps said, Syrian war victims and human lives should be given more importance than the temples. @ImmCrimDefense : “ISIS destroys yet another ancient monument in #Palmyra #Syria, this time the Temple of Baal Shamin.” @AuntieMongo: “People come first obviously but this is tragic!”
@holland_tom: “The temple of Bel in #Palmyra was dedicated when Tiberius was emperor & Jesus was alive. For 1983 years it stood largely intact. Now – gone.” @jaim3099: “...and we sit and watch. Sickening.” @KenRoth: “Having shown no regard for humanity, ISIS predictably destroys the treasures of antiquity too.” @carolemadge: “The Temple of Baalshamin #Palmyra was expanded under Hadrian’s reign in 130 AD, one year after his visit to the city.”
@carryliner: “Why do people care more about a temple being destroyed than they do about the thousands of people being killed? #Syria #Palmyra” @MatteoNovelli1: “SHAME in #Palmyra!”
@BirgittaHoffman: “#palmyra. Currently revisiting the Polish excavation and conservation reports and wondering what more is to come.” @danielcouzens: “Another sad shitty morning for civilisation #Palmyra can we do something about this FFS.” @3dahalz8613: “I reported days ago that #IS put explosives around Bel Temple in #Palmyra. Now reports temple is damaged. Huge blast heard.”
@HarmvanderGaag: “Who needs islamophobes when there’s IS(Daesh).”
@MWJ23795604: “#Palmyra #TempleOfBel destroyed by #IS. Sad how complacent world is. Why no cordon sanitaire or military blockade to protect our #heritage?”
@arktictoc: “I simply don’t understand, where is the UN? They could not have had more notice that this was going to happen #baal #palmyra”
@inluminoglobal: “#palmyra destruction reminds us not to take our national treasures for granted, and that we have a shared responsibility for the loss.”
@salvatorRosa: “Like lots of people,we’d hoped one day to have visited #Palmyra.”
@PeterBrook4: “#Syria is being shredded. The main jewel of #Palmyra and priceless cultural heritage is being destroyed before our eyes.”
@MarkSBlackmore: “How insecure must you be in your beliefs if you need to destroy everything that came before? #Palmyra #DarkAges”
@Rim_Turkmani: “My pic at Baal temple in #palmyra which we visited regularly. The war is blowing up not just our past but also future.”
@480Days: “#Palmyra, Syria”
- Compiled by Evangeline Elsa/Community Solutions Editor
