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Palestinians cleaning up a bookstore after it was damaged by a blast in Gaza City on Sunday. (AP)
Last update - 15:50 15/04/2007
Bombs hit Christian bookstore, two Internet cafes in Gaza City
By The Associated Press

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.
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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.
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  2.   Cursing Israel hasn`t helped "Christian in Gaza"" 10:53  |  Abvsolute Sweden 15/04/07
  3.   Islamic heresy 10:57  |  Joe 15/04/07
  4.   Social engineering Hamas Style 11:25  |  Gaza Bar and Grill 15/04/07
  5.   Nothing surprising 11:32  |  Nerys 15/04/07
  6.   factional fighting 11:44  |  Nerys 15/04/07
  7.   Gaza Bar: Blame the Jews 12:23  |  Ronnie Wolman 15/04/07
  8.   Hanan Ashrawi, Daoud Kuttab. Where are you? 12:36  |  Shalom Freedman 15/04/07
  9.   to Gaza bar and Grill 12:38  |  S 15/04/07
  10.   tolerance in Gaza 12:42  |  Seth J. Frantzman 15/04/07
  11.   Ronni..the Pals kidnapped one journalist...but the Jews murdered 12:54  |  Christian 15/04/07
  12.   Not the first 13:11  |  Gina 15/04/07
  13.   To "Christian" No. 11 13:25  |  Natan 15/04/07
  14.   A New Organization 13:28  |  Clickfool 15/04/07
  15.   #14 foolclick read #7 13:37  |  Simple Tom 15/04/07
  16.   Christian 13:40  |  Nerys 15/04/07
  17.   Islamists, those who have turned Islam into a political ideology, 14:08  |  Petra 15/04/07
  18.   11: That would be you, Christian 14:19  |  David Teich 15/04/07
  19.   Nerys: the Israeli defense forces killed 11 Journalists 14:24  |  Christian 15/04/07
  20.   Petra, how about those who turned Judaism and 14:26  |  Christian 15/04/07
  21.   Sad, Palestinian Christians always pay the price. 14:34  |  Bandar Michaels 15/04/07
  22.   Petra..It is christian America and Christian 14:34  |  Indonesian 15/04/07
  23.   Abbas and Olmert 14:53  |  From the Moon 15/04/07
  24.   # 15`s Re to clickfool 15:00  |  humanbeing 15/04/07
  25.   After Izrail left us we turned Gaza hell on earth 15:12  |  Jalal 15/04/07
  26.   jourons? 15:13  |  Nerys 15/04/07
  27.   We like to blame Izrail but it is our own home grown intolerance 15:27  |  Jalal 15/04/07
  28.   Better Izrail "abartheid" than Hamas/Al-Qaida/Hizbullah tyranny 15:28  |  Jalal 15/04/07
  29.   #17 15:34  |  responder 15/04/07
  30.   Islam is a religion of peace 15:41  |  Steve 15/04/07
  31.   #14 CluckFool: u r in danger 15:43  |  Star of David 15/04/07
  32.   Christian, I am suspicious 15:51  |  FOX 15/04/07
  33.   Religious war amongst palestinians 15:53  |  Dror 15/04/07
  34.   Steve 16:02  |  Nerys 15/04/07
  35.   Alliance Between Enlightened Israelis and Palestinians 16:10  |  PB 15/04/07
  36.   Ronnie Wolman #7 16:10  |  S 15/04/07
  37.   #11 "Christian" - prove you`re what you say you are 16:26  |  Yonatan 15/04/07
  38.   #25, 27, 28 "Jalal 16:36  |  Yonatan 15/04/07
  39.   There is no other way to say it..... 16:39  |  Lynn 15/04/07
  40.   # 11 Christian? 16:44  |  Lynn 15/04/07
  41.   # 22 An Indonesian Muslim 16:50  |  Lynn 15/04/07
  42.   The Muslim World 16:55  |  Yonatan 15/04/07
  43.   # 14 Clicky 17:01  |  Lynn 15/04/07
  44.   UK JOURNALISTS Applaud GAZA TERROR and INTOLERANCE 17:03  |  B 15/04/07
  45.   Dutch (Doris), Clickfool do not care 17:05  |  Gaza Bar and Grill 15/04/07
  46.   radical Islam 17:17  |  Nerys 15/04/07
  47.   Gaza Bar 17:18  |  S 15/04/07
  48.   FOOL You keep making these accusations yet the Pals never listen 17:25  |  PETERSM 15/04/07
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  50.   ONLY CLICKFOOL IS STUPID ENOUGH TO DEFEND THIS SAVAGERY 17:35  |  paul harris 15/04/07
  51.   S on responsibility 17:41  |  Ronnie Wolman 15/04/07
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  55.   CF # 14- Respectful?? 18:33  |  ChanahS 15/04/07
  56.   # 14 CF 18:35  |  ChanahS 15/04/07
  57.   # 20 Christian 18:38  |  ChanahS 15/04/07
  58.   I think, the Moslem intolorance is the 18:39  |  TOMY 15/04/07
  59.   Bandar Michaels # 21 18:40  |  ChanahS 15/04/07
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  61.   Indonesian # 22 18:44  |  ChanahS 15/04/07
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  63.   To Mark of L 18:51  |  Ralph 15/04/07
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  65.   TOMY 18:55  |  Nerys 15/04/07
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