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UK 'Monuments Men' bid to save sites

THE British government plans to bankroll a team of archaeologists to save artefacts at risk because of IS attacks in the mid-east.

BRITAIN is to back a modern-day group of Monuments Men to salvage historic sites at risk from destruction by Islamic State.

THE Government is helping bankroll a team of "rescue archaeologists" to lead efforts to save priceless artefacts in Iraq, Syria and Libya.

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