5 bombs ‘designed to trigger massive destruction’ found in iconic Iraq mosque

A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul’s iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city. Five “large-scale explosive devices, designed to trigger a massive destruction of the site,” were found in the southern wall of the prayer hall on Tuesday by the UNESCO team working at the site, a representative for the agency told AFP late Friday.