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| Bombs hit Christian bookstore, two Internet cafes in Gaza City |
| 2007-04-16 |
| Three explosions rocked Gaza City early Sunday, damaging two Internet cafes and a Christian bookstore. No one was hurt and no group claimed responsibility for the blasts, which took place around 3 a.m. local time, Palestinian security officials said. But heavy external damage was visible at the three stores. At the bookstore, which is funded by American Protestants and known as the Bible Society, a number of books were also burned in the explosion. Several similar attacks on Internet cafes and music stores in recent months have been claimed by a little-known extremist Islamic organization calling itself the Swords of Truth. The officials would not speculate on the identity of the attackers behind the Sunday attacks, saying only that the incidents were under investigation. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. In recent months, about three dozen Internet cafes and shops selling pop music have been attacked in the Gaza Strip, with assailants detonating small bombs outside businesses at night, causing damage but no injuries. Palestinian security officials have said they suspect a secret vice squad of Muslim militants. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Yet another indicator that the security fence is working and working well. So many bombs must be nearing the end of their shelf life and we all know the Palestinians just can't bear letting them go to waste. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-16 14:18 |
| #7 Good 'ol any view but Mo's is bad, huh? Your lordship is giving 'em too much credit. It's more like "any excuse...". |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-04-16 10:36 |
| #6 Good 'ol any view but Mo's is bad, huh? May you dipshits die in a sewage flood. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-04-16 09:44 |
| #5 Running a Christian bookstore in Gaza is about the most high risk, low reward endeavor I can imagine. Actually its a very high reward endeavor, it just may not be a big money maker. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2007-04-16 08:03 |
| #4 Vigorous condemnations from senior Western clergy to follow any moment now. |
| Posted by: Sonar 2007-04-16 07:27 |
| #3 a secret vice squad of Muslim militants. F*ck me. Ali Crockett and Mehmet Tubbs. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2007-04-16 05:49 |
| #2 The last group to violently suppress Christians in Palestine was the Romans, which did wonders for them. Never heard from those troublemakers again. May the Muslims enjoy as much success. |
| Posted by: Baba Tutu 2007-04-16 04:09 |
| #1 Running a Christian bookstore in Gaza is about the most high risk, low reward endeavor I can imagine. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-04-16 02:48 |