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IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up
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October 27, 2015

IS militants tie captives to Palmyra columns, blow them up

By SARAH El DEEB and SUZAN FRASER

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group killed three of its captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, then blowing the

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