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July 24, 2014

Iraqis: Jihadis destroy ancient mosque in Mosul

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic extremist militants blew up a revered Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the Prophet Jonah in Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, on Thursday,

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