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| Gaza international school bombed |
| 2007-04-21 |
| Masked gunmen have detonated explosives at the American International School in Gaza, causing damage but no casualties, Palestinian security officials say. The attack happened before the start of school when the buildings were empty. Several security guards at the site were overpowered but were not harmed by the attackers. The school is part of an association of American schools in the Middle East, but US embassy officials say it has no connection with the US government. Foreign teachers at the private school, which has 150 pupils, left last year after two of them, the Dutch head teacher and an Australian teacher, were briefly kidnapped by Palestinian militants in March 2006. The school, located at the northern end of Gaza City, was attacked by the unknown militants at about 0500 (0200 GMT) on Saturday. The assailants overpowered and tied up the guards and then detonated a series of bombs in various locations around the school causing extensive damage. The militants also stole computers and other equipment before making their escape. The current school head, Dr Iyad Saraj, said whoever was behind the attack was an "enemy of the Palestinian people". He vowed that the attack would not prevent the school from continuing in its efforts to educate. "We will continue teaching in our school even if we have to do so under canvas," he said. |
| Posted by:Jetch Wholung1401 |
| #2 If we cannot summon sufficient collective will required for bringing the Palestinians to some sort of accounting for their evils, then we must at least barricade them inside their pestilential shitholes and let them devour themselves. It is difficult in the extreme to imagine a more worthless collection of vicious and barbaric thugs than this group of relentless killers. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-21 14:17 |
| #1 I used to be sympathetic to people trying to help. Now I think they are in the way. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-21 13:22 |