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January 11, 2008
No. 4527

Gunmen Attack American School In Gaza

Gunmen from an organization called Mujahedeen Bet Al-Maqdas fired RPGs into the American International School in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip, after evacuating the guards.

The building was damaged.

In a communiqué, the organization promised to hunt down all symbols of the American regime.

Columnist for the Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida Mofeq Mater blamed Hamas, which controls Gaza, for the attack.

Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Palestinian Authority, January 11, 2008

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