Timbuktu's mayor said Islamists fleeing the town set fire to a library housing thousands of historic manuscripts. Officials say they do not yet know the extent of the damage.
ປະມວນພາບກ່ຽວກັບ ເມືອງປະຫວັດສາດ Timbuktu
![This April 11, 2012 photo shows people walking past the Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Timbuktu, Mali.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f83c4b39-1977-4266-b89f-0b2451e8c3c7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This April 11, 2012 photo shows people walking past the Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Timbuktu, Mali.
![This April 15, 2012 shows town notables and two leaders of the Tuareg separatist NMLA in front of Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Timbuktu, Mali.](https://gdb.voanews.com/448c0e87-0a9b-4122-ac56-6d9adf362420_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This April 15, 2012 shows town notables and two leaders of the Tuareg separatist NMLA in front of Sankore Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Timbuktu, Mali.
![This May 1, 2012 photo shows a woman in front of a traditionally decorated door in Timbuktu, Mali.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f8fed9c9-adc0-4f0e-96b5-c52ce6448e94_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This May 1, 2012 photo shows a woman in front of a traditionally decorated door in Timbuktu, Mali.