SAMARRA, IRAQ - JUNE 13: In this picture handout image from the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki looks at the damage at the shrine of the Askariya mosque, which was attacked this morning on June 13, 2007 in the city of Samarra north of Baghdad, Iraq. Insurgents blew up the two minarets of the Golden Dome Shiite shrine of the Askariya, an important holy site in Shia Islam at around 0900 (0500GMT). The Askariya shrine's dome was originally bombed and destroyed on February 22, 2006 by militants believed to be linked to al-Qaida. The 2006 bombing is seen to have triggered a wave of sectarian violence that has claimed the lives of thousands of Iraqis. (Photo by Iraqi Prime Minister Office via Getty Images)
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