People walk on the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of the Prophet Yunis (Arabic for Jonah) in Mosul, Iraq, on Thursday, July 24. Militants belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, planted explosives around the tomb and detonated the explosion remotely, civil defense officials told CNN.
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People walk on the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of the Prophet Yunis (Arabic for Jonah) in Mosul, Iraq, on Thursday, July 24. Militants belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, planted explosives around the tomb and detonated the explosion remotely, civil defense officials told CNN.
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The mosque was said to be the burial place of the prophet Jonah, who in stories from both the Bible and Quran is swallowed by a whale.
Jonah's tomb destroyed by ISIS —
The mosque was said to be the burial place of the prophet Jonah, who in stories from both the Bible and Quran is swallowed by a whale.
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People inspect the destroyed mosque in Mosul. Militants overran Iraq's second-largest city in June and imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
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People inspect the destroyed mosque in Mosul. Militants overran Iraq's second-largest city in June and imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
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Iraqis inspect the wreckage of the grave of the prophet Jonah in Mosul. Even if the story of Jonah is more myth than fact, it remains an important symbol for Christians.
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Iraqis inspect the wreckage of the grave of the prophet Jonah in Mosul. Even if the story of Jonah is more myth than fact, it remains an important symbol for Christians.
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Iraqis walk on the rubble of what was once the tomb of the prophet Jonah, who famously survived three days in the belly of a whale.
Jonah's tomb destroyed by ISIS —
Iraqis walk on the rubble of what was once the tomb of the prophet Jonah, who famously survived three days in the belly of a whale.
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People pick through the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of the Prophet Yunus, or Jonah, in Mosul. The destruction of the tomb by ISIS this week epitomizes the plight of Christians in Iraq.
Jonah's tomb destroyed by ISIS —
People pick through the rubble of the destroyed Mosque of the Prophet Yunus, or Jonah, in Mosul. The destruction of the tomb by ISIS this week epitomizes the plight of Christians in Iraq.
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