Timbuktu : The rescue of vital ancient manuscripts

Name: Timbuktu : The rescue of vital ancient manuscripts
Uploaded: 2016-09-27T09:36:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Following a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, an Islamist militant will be sentenced on Tuesday for destroying cultural sites in Timbuktu.

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Following a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, an Islamist militant will be sentenced on Tuesday for destroying cultural sites in Timbuktu.

During a rebel occupation in 2012 thousands of ancient manuscripts were evacuated and saved.

The BBC's Anna Holligan has been speaking to the Dutch organisation that helped with the rescue operation.

Africa

27 September 2016