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PAGE PAGE 1 叙利亚一处古尖塔在冲突中被毁 The minaret of one of Syrias most famous mosques has been destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. 叙利亚一座最著名的清真寺内的尖塔在冲突中被毁，该清真寺位于北部城市阿勒波。 Pictures show the once famous landmark reduced to a pile of rubble ? The state news agency Sana accused rebels of blowing up the 11th-Century minaret of the Umayyad Mosque. ? However, activists say the minaret was hit by Syrian army tank fire. ? The mosque, which is a Unesco world heritage site, has been in rebel hands since earlier this year but the area around it is still contested. ? Last October Unesco appealed for the protection of the site, which it described as one of the most beautiful mosques in the Muslim world. ? Images posted on the internet showed the minaret reduced to a pile of rubble in the mosques tiled（平铺的） courtyard. ? Other parts of the mosque complex - which dates mostly from the 12th Century - have been badly damaged by gunfire and shell hits. ? A report by Sana said fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra group had destroyed the once famous landmark. ? It quoted an official source saying that terrorists... placed explosive materials in the minaret and the mosques southern door and set them off. ? However, Aleppo-based activist Mohammed al-Khatib, quoted by AP news agency, said a tank shell had totally destroyed the 45m (148ft) minaret. ? The mosque has suffered extensive damage during months of fighting, with antique furnishings and intricately（杂乱地） sculpted colonnades affected. ? Reports say some ancient artefacts（人工制品） have also been looted, including a box purported to contain a strand of the Prophet Muhammads hair. ? However, rebels said they had salvaged ancient handwritten Koranic manuscripts and hidden them.