The iconic 12th Century mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul is being rebuilt after ISIS nearly destroyed it five years ago. It’s now well under reconstruction — a symbol of the city’s comeback.
Omar Taqa, the assistant site coordinator for the reconstruction of al-Nuri, says crews found 11 improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, that hadn’t yet gone off inside the prayer hall of the mosque.
According to Taqa they found two IEDs over this arch and also an IED also under the dome.
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Source: NPR