[MomofMarine]

This breaks my heart. It is probably only a matter of time until they destroy all the museums, ancient temples, tombs, pyramids, etc. as they did in Afghanistan. When this whole mess started in Tahrir Square, they did destroy some antiquities at the Cairo National Museum. What a stupid, evil bunch of imbeciles!

[Scoutmaster]

When this whole mess started in Tahrir Square, they did destroy some antiquities at the Cairo National Museum.

Of course, the official party line was that none of the Tutankhamen treasures were destroyed, notwithstanding the fact that the video showed that the delicate and famous wooden statue of Tutankhamen standing in the boat, one of the finest statues removed by Carter, was in several pieces on the floor. Other famous treasures were clearly observed in pieces on the floor.

But, no. Move along. Nothing to see here. Nothing damaged.

Really? This was destroyed: