Mr. Gebremedhin was at a loss for words and could not hide his anger at the destruction of one of the country's oldest heritage. Eritrea's Minster of Tourism, Ahmed Haj Ali, was equally enraged at what he said was the wanton destruction of a world heritage by an ill disciplined army. This heritage does not belong to Eritrea alone but the whole world. The world should take action. An elderly man who used to guard the historic area said he never thought that the Ethiopians would destroy such a heritage.
War is war, but destroying such a monument is Unacceptable.
This heritage in Belew-Kelew is the mother of civilization and the cradle of Axumite kingdom. The Belew-Kelew area holds many of Eritrea's historical legacies with several ancient sites still to be excavated.