I think we can understand when the ex inmates say they wanted it to stand so "that future generations would know the horrors."
Jun 1, 3:09 PM EDT
EX-INMATES REGRET DESTRUCTION OF NOTORIOUS SYRIAN PRISON
BY BASSEM MROUE AND ZEINA KARAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP Photo/Uncredited
BEIRUT (AP) -- For decades, the mere mention of Tadmur Prison was enough to send chills down a Syrian's spine.
The notorious facility in the desert of central Syria was where thousands of dissidents were reported to have been beaten, humiliated and systematically tortured for opposing the Assad family's rule.
This weekend, it was demolished by the Islamic State group, which took over the site near the ancient town of Palmyra last month, bringing mixed emotions from many Syrians who wanted it to remain standing so future generations would know its horrors.
"They destroyed our memories, our catastrophe and the walls that we leaned on and told our stories to," said Ali Aboudehn, a Lebanese who spent four harrowing years in Tadmur. "They destroyed the land that absorbed our blood because of torture."
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Jun 1, 3:09 PM EDT
EX-INMATES REGRET DESTRUCTION OF NOTORIOUS SYRIAN PRISON
BY BASSEM MROUE AND ZEINA KARAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP Photo/Uncredited
BEIRUT (AP) -- For decades, the mere mention of Tadmur Prison was enough to send chills down a Syrian's spine.
The notorious facility in the desert of central Syria was where thousands of dissidents were reported to have been beaten, humiliated and systematically tortured for opposing the Assad family's rule.
This weekend, it was demolished by the Islamic State group, which took over the site near the ancient town of Palmyra last month, bringing mixed emotions from many Syrians who wanted it to remain standing so future generations would know its horrors.
"They destroyed our memories, our catastrophe and the walls that we leaned on and told our stories to," said Ali Aboudehn, a Lebanese who spent four harrowing years in Tadmur. "They destroyed the land that absorbed our blood because of torture."
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