IS militants blow up one of Palmyra’s ancient ruins

Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria’s ancient ruins of Palmyra, according to activists.

News that the militants blew up the Baalshamin Temple came after extremists beheaded Palmyra scholar Khaled al-Asaad.

Palmyra, one of the Middle East’s most spectacular archaeological sites and a Unesco World Heritage site, sits near the modern Syrian city of the same name.