Palmyra's dynamited temple can be restored, de-miners use robots

Ruins at the Temple of Bel are seen in this still image from an undated video taken from a social media website, as Syrian government forces push their way into Palmyra while the army attempts to recapture the historic city from Islamic State, March 24, 2016. Social Media Website

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Palmyra's renowned Temple of Bel, blown up by Islamic State last year, is not beyond repair but the full extent of damage in the ancient city could take weeks to establish because of mines laid amid the ruins, Syria's antiquities chief said.

Satellite pictures taken after the 2,000-year-old temple was dynamited by the jihadi group, and other images broadcast since Syrian government forces retook the city on Sunday, show almost the entire structure collapsed in a heap of rubble.