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Malian jihadist on trial at ICC over Timbuktu destruction

A still from a video shows jihadists destroying an ancient shrine in Timbuktu in 2012. [AFP]

The trial of a Malian jihadist accused of demolishing Timbuktu's fabled shrines and unleashing a reign of terror begins at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday.

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