聯合國稱照片顯示敘利亞又一座古寺被毀
The United Nations says satellite photos confirm Islamic State blew up another ancient temple in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra.
A U.N. agency posted images of the Temple of Bel taken on August 27 and the same site taken Monday - one day after Syrian observers said the temple had been destroyed
But Syria's antiquities director Maamoun Abdulkarim said he believes at least part of the temple is still standing. He said Monday there had been a big explosion at the site, but that no one has been able to get close enough yet to confirm how much, if any, of the temple survived.
The Temple of Bel is nearly 2,000 years old and Syrians consider it to be one of the country's most important religious shrines.聯合國說，衛星照片證實伊斯蘭國在敘利亞古城巴爾米拉又炸燬了一座古代廟宇。
一個聯合國機構在網站上展示了分別於8月27日和星期一拍攝的貝爾寺照片。敘利亞觀察人士星期日說，貝爾寺已被毀壞。
但敘利亞古蹟保護機構負責人阿卜杜爾卡利姆說，他相信至少這座古寺的部分建築還在。他星期一表示，當地發生了一次劇烈爆炸，但沒有人能夠近前對這座古寺的毀壞程度加以證實。
比爾古寺有近2000年曆史，敘利亞人將其視爲本國最重要的宗教神殿之一。
