Unesco finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls
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The discovery at the historic al-Nouri mosque comes years after the defeat of the militant group.
The UN cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the so-called Islamic State (IS) militant group’s rule over the area.