Alamo under siege by termites

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) -- There is a new battle cry in Texas: Remember the bug spray when you remember the Alamo.

The 250-year-old structure, where a small band of Texas volunteers battled to the death against the army of Mexican General Santa Anna in 1836, is under siege again -- this time by termites.

"We have some termite damage in the shrine, in one of the windows at the top of the shrine," Alamo Director David Stewart said. The Alamo is mostly made of stone. The termites are attacking wood beams and window frames at the biggest tourist attraction in Texas.

The siege of the Alamo lasted thirteen days and ended on March 6, 1836.

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