An alleged Islamist militant from Mali has become the first person to appear at the International Criminal Court in the Hague charged with damaging humanity's cultural heritage.
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi is accused of masterminding the destruction of several mausoleums in Timbuktu during the conflict there in 2012.
Elena Casas reports from the Hague.
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