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| Militants bomb Gaza YMCA library | Militants bomb Gaza YMCA library |
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| Gunmen have attacked the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Gaza City and blown up its library, burning thousands of books, its director says. | Gunmen have attacked the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Gaza City and blown up its library, burning thousands of books, its director says. |
| Eissa Saba said 14 men overpowered the centre's two security guards before placing bombs in the library and main office. The latter did not explode. | Eissa Saba said 14 men overpowered the centre's two security guards before placing bombs in the library and main office. The latter did not explode. |
| The guards said the gunmen had asked them why they worked for "infidels". | |
| Gaza, which is controlled by the Islamist group Hamas, is home to 3,500 Christians, mostly Greek Orthodox. | Gaza, which is controlled by the Islamist group Hamas, is home to 3,500 Christians, mostly Greek Orthodox. |
| A number of Christian and other institutions regarded by Muslim extremists as un-Islamic have been targeted by armed gangs over the past two years in the coastal territory, the BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says. | |
| So far no-one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has been condemned by all the main Palestinian factions. | |
| Hamas, which ousted the rival Fatah movement from the territory in June, has said it is looking into Friday's incident. | |
| The YMCA in Gaza City is a social institution open to Palestinians from all communities. |