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Vandalism at Maldives Museum Stirs Fears of Extremism
Ali Waheed, director of the National Museum, said all but two or three of nearly 30 Buddhist statues were damaged beyond repair. “The collection was totally, totally smashed,” he said.
Read moreMaldives Museum Reopens Minus Smashed Hindu Images
The Maldives’ national museum reopened Tuesday without some of its most valuable exhibits a week after a mob of suspected religious extremists smashed images from the pre-Islamic era of this Indian Ocean archipelago.
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