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Historic Ottoman mosque damaged by fire in Greece

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THESSALONIKI Mar 22, 2017 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Mar 22, 2017 12:00 am

Historic 15th century Ottoman mosque damaged by fire in Greece's Didymoteichohttps://t.co/n7qvrRb1vo pic.twitter.com/cof4J6xyQN

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) March 22, 2017

A 15th century Ottoman mosque in the northeastern Greek town of Didymoteicho was damaged Wednesday when a fire broke out during restoration work, local officials said.

"For the moment there is no indication that arson was involved," Nathanail Rigas, head fireman of the Thrace region bordering Turkey, told AFP.

Didymoteicho mayor Paraskevas Patsouridis said the Bayezid mosque's ornate wooden roof sustained "serious damage" from the fire that broke out early in the morning.

Reports said the roof had been entirely destroyed.

It took more than 50 firefighters to tackle the fire.

Local police said that a smaller fire had broken out on Tuesday -- reportedly during welding -- and had apparently been extinguished, but likely flared anew.

There was no work underway when the fire broke out around 0100 GMT, the mayor said.

Initiated under Sultan Bayezid I and named after him, the mosque -- a cultural monument not in use for prayer -- is considered the largest in southeastern Europe and of unique architectural and historical importance.

The Greek region of Thrace has a Muslim minority of Turkish origin numbering around 100,000.

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