IS blows up columns in Palmyra to execute three peopleOctober 27, 2015 - 11:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Islamic State militants have murdered three people by strapping them to columns in the ancient city of Palmyra and blowing them, according to a respected monitoring group, Daily Express reports. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), said ISIS "tied three individuals it had arrested from Palmyra and its outskirts to the columns...and executed them by blowing up" three columns. Khaled al-Homsi, a local activist from the besieged city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, said ISIS had not yet informed local residents who the executed individuals were or why they had been killed. One pole of the arch is still standing, but most of the structure - which stands at the top of a colonnaded street that runs through Palmyra - has been completely destroyed. Fears are growing that the terror group is preparing to blow up the Roman amphitheater - which has been used as a venue for gruesome public murders. The jihadi group also beheaded Palmyra's 82-year-old former antiquities director in August. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |