Palestinian gunmen attack American school in Gaza

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GAZA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen stormed the American International School in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Saturday, smashing windows, seizing computers and torching buses but causing no injuries, security sources said.

In a leaflet left behind after the attack, the gunmen claimed affiliation with al Qaeda and vowed to attack other symbols of "immorality" throughout the coastal territory.

There has been a series of attacks over the past year in Gaza attributed to Islamist groups that claim to be followers of al Qaeda.

The school is a private, Palestinian institution that is part of an association of "American Schools" in the Middle East. The curriculum includes English and Arabic studies. None of the teachers is American.

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