Regime has collapsed at lightening speed.
Extraordinary footage has emerged on social media of jubilant and outraged Syria ns looting deposed President Bashar al-Assad’s palace, carting off Louis Vuitton-branded boxes and other luxury goods after the regime’s stunning collapse.
Footage posted online, which appeared to have been taken inside the palace, showed looters rifling through bed linens, clothes and kitchen items, with one person carrying a distinctive orange Louis Vuitton-branded box.Assad’s wife, the British-born Asma al-Assad, was long known for her love of expensive possessions.
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