The ISIL extremists attacked the Temple of Bel from the Roman era, the monitoring group said Sunday, citing local sources.
The extent of damage has not been reported.
On August 24, ISIL militants blew up the ancient temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra seriously damaging it.
Palmyra is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains large ruins of an ancient Roman city.
In May, ISIL captured Palmyra destroying some of its historic sites. The Syrian government evacuated the majority of the local population and removed the most valuable artifacts from museums to prevent their theft, sale or destruction.
(Sputnik)
31/8/15
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Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) have blown up three funerary towers at the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief has said....
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The multi-storey sandstone monuments, standing outside the city walls in an area known as the Valley of the Tombs, belonged to rich Palmyrene families.
Their demolition comes only days after IS blew up Palmyra's two main temples.
The group, which captured the Unesco World Heritage site from government forces in May, has previously destroyed two Islamic shrines near Palmyra, which they described as "manifestations of polytheism"......BBC