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Feb 17, 2008 1:25 | Updated Feb 17, 2008 2:26
“Gunmen destroy Gaza Strip’s YMCA library, kidnap guards”
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Sources in Gaza told The Jerusalem Post the attack was in response to the re-publication of cartoons “ridiculing” the Prophet Muhammad in a number of Danish newspapers last week.

The sources said at least 12 gunmen participated in the assault, the latest in a series of attacks on Christian figures and institutions.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “One of the guards, Abdel Mu’ti Abu Khoussa, 52, said the attackers also stole computers and other equipment from the offices of the YMCA. Only some of them had masks on their faces, he said.

Issa Saba, secretary-general of the YMCA in the Gaza Strip, said all 8,000 books were destroyed. He said the gunmen also stole a vehicle belonging to the organization.”