Daesh (ISIS) on Sunday blew up an ancient temple in the UNESCO-listed city of Palmyra, AFP reported.
Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria's antiquities chief, said Daesh detonated a large quantity of explosives in the Temple of Baal Shamin.
Daesh took over Palmyra in May, concerning scholars over the endangerment of its ancient structures. Daesh issued a statement early saying the structures would remain but that their militants would destroy statues they consider "idolatry."
Earlier this week the extremist group beheaded an antiquities scholar and hung his body on Palmyra's ancient columns.
