Mosul minaret destruction `deepens wounds` of Iraqis: UNESCO

Paris: The destruction by jihadists of Mosul`s leaning minaret "deepens the wounds" in war-torn Iraq, UNESCO chief Irina Bokova said Thursday.

Calling in a statement for "immediate and strengthened international mobilisation," the head of the UN`s cultural agency said: "This new destruction deepens the wounds of a society already affected by an unprecedented humanitarian tragedy."