Foreign tourists visit Palmyra, document the crimes committed by terrorists against Syria’s cultural heritage

A group of tourists from different nationalities have visited the historical Syrian city of Palmyra in order to be briefed on its most important archeological landmarks and to document the destruction and vandalism inflicted upon the historical relics and tourist facilities in this city.

Some of the tourists in the group spoke to SANA about their impressions.

Par Shashani, from Canada condemned the destruction of the Syrian archeological and cultural sites which are part of the world cultural heritage, hailing the safe atmosphere he felt during his tour in the city.

 “What the enemies of humanity have done by destroying and looting this cultural heritage is a shame on the world, because the antiquities belong to all humanity,” he said, calling on the international cultural organizations to contribute to reconstructing this historical city.

  Another tourist from Australia told SANA that he came to Syria particularly to visit Palmyra, stressing that he was so sad for seeing the huge destruction caused to the city by enemies of humanity.

A tourist from Switzerland also hailed the state of security in Palmyra, stressing that he will covey the image of what he saw in the city to the people of his country in order to encourage them to visit Syria.

Hamda Mustafa