Tourist group from Canada, France and Switzerland visit Palmyra

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Tourist group from Canada, France and Switzerland visit Palmyra

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22 Mar 2019, 13:10 GMT+10

Palmyra, SANA-A tourist group that comprises 35 tourists from France, Canada and Switzerland visited the archaeological city of Palmyra on Sunday after suspension during the years of the crisis in Syria because of the systemized terrorist attacks on the city.

The group visited the famous sites of Bel temple , Arch of Triumph, the street of columns and many other archaeological monuments.

Members of the group documented by videos and photos acts of sabotage and destruction that affected the city at the hands of Daesh terrorist organization.

They highly appreciated the archeological and cultural sites of the city, but they expressed deep sorrow over the sabotage that targeted the most prominent historic features of Tadmur which are considered as a property of the humanity as a whole.

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