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Woman in Timbuktu Punished For Forbidden Love

Description:The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple's death at the hands of Islamic extremists who considered their romance forbidden. The Sharia law put in place there forbade a woman from talking to even her own brother in public. (1:14)

Source: Associated Press

Tags: ap , Associated Press , Islamic extremists

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