YMCA Library Bombed
VOM Sources
On February 16,
unidentified assailants bombed the library of the Young Men's Christian
Association (YMCA) compound in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza city.
According to VOM sources, shortly after midnight, at least 12 gunmen
entered the YMCA compound and kidnapped two guards at gunpoint after
asking them why they worked for "infidels." The men stormed the
building and detonated two homemade explosive devices inside the
library. All 8,000 books in the library were destroyed and the floor,
walls and ceiling were damaged. The attackers stole computers and other
equipment from other YMCA offices. No one has claimed responsibility
for the attack. . However, sources in Gaza reportedly believe that the
perpetrators were Muslim militants acting in response to the
reproduction of cartoons "ridiculing" Muhammad in a number of Danish
newspapers last week. Praise God no one was injured in this attack. Ask
God to protect and give wisdom to believers in Gaza. Pray the attackers
will come into contact with the grace and love of Jesus Christ. Joshua 1:9