Plundered and stolen artefacts from Palmyra, an ancient city in Syria, have been confiscated by Swiss authorities at Geneva's free ports, The Guardian reported.
The artefacts were pre-Islamic, dating from the third and fourth centuries. Some of the objects also came from other conflict-torn regions like Yemen and Libya.
Free ports are warehouse complexes in Geneva where artefacts can be kept tax-free, without any questions being asked.
The objects had reached Switzerland via Qatar. They include a head of Aphrodite and two funereal bas-reliefs. Experts confirmed that the artefacts are genuine, the report noted.
The world was shocked when the ISIS seized Palmyra, and devastated the artefacts at this Unesco World Heritage Site.
In 2015, Unesco had put Sanaa and Shibam, two ancient cities of Yemen, on its list of endangered World Heritage sites. Sanaa has many famous Islamic sites.
Yemen has become a conflict zone as Iran-backed rebels and Saudi Arabia-supported government forces fight to gain power in the country.
