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May 21, 2015

Islamic State in control of Palmyra ruins, activists say

By ALBERT AJI, Associated Press BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants overran the famed archaeological site at Palmyra early on Thursday, just hours after seizing the central Syrian town, activists and officials said, raising

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