A landmark statue has disappeared from a roundabout in Libya 's capital , Tripoli . The bronze statue of a naked woman stroking a child dates from the Italian colonial era . Islamist militants had previously branded the statue immoral and threatened to remove it . The Cultural Ministry said the ` ` ' '' was an attempt to obliterate Libya 's history .
A landmark statue has disappeared from a roundabout in Libya 's capital , Tripoli . The bronze statue of a naked woman stroking a gazelle dated from the Italian colonial era . Islamist militants had previously branded the statue immoral and threatened to remove it . The Cultural Ministry said the `` vandalism '' was an attempt to obliterate Libya 's history .