Mauritania's Organization of Consumer Protection head Moctar Ould Tauf said he welcomed the ban, Efe news agency reports.
BBC: Mauritania bans plastic bag use
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"Reports that the Mausoleums of Sidi Mahmoud, Sidi Moctar and Alpha Moya have been destroyed is extremely distressing, " she said.
CNN: Islamic militants set fire to sacred tombs in Timbuktu
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"The Islamists have surrounded he tombs with their cars after chasing people away and at the moment they're destroying the mausoleum of Sidi El Moctar, " Halle said.
CNN: Islamic militants set fire to sacred tombs in Timbuktu