Name: Scholars Assess Damage to Legacy of Timbuktu
Uploaded: 2013-01-29 20:38:00Z
Duration: 2 min 37 s
Channel: VOA
Description: It has long been considered one of the wonders of Africa -- Mali's fabled city of Timbuktu, with historic architecture and extensive libraries, many containing documents found nowhere else. Now, the mayor of Timbuktu says Islamist militants fleeing the city have left a trail of destruction. VOA'S Jeff Seldin takes a closer look at just how much may have been lost.

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Scholars Assess Damage to Legacy of Timbuktu

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