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by Daniel Freedman
Wed, 22 Feb 2006 at 1:44 PM
updated Sun, 14 Jan 2007 at 1:47 PM
"Extremists are threatening to blow up the Palestinian Bible Society in the Gaza Strip if the people who work there do not close up shop and abandon their ministry by the end of February, a Christian source told Cybercast News Service," CNS reports. "The trouble started three weeks ago, the source said," CNS reports, "when a pipe bomb exploded around 11:00 one night outside the Bible Society, which is located in Gaza's city center. There were no injuries. Two weeks later, an unknown group left threatening pamphlets at the front door of the Bible Society warning that the building would be blown up if the premises were not vacated by February 28. The pamphlets threatened the landlord for dealing with 'infidels.' According to Palestinian Authority security officials, the situation worsened several days ago, forcing the Bible Society staff to lock the doors while they continued working inside. But then came a threatening phone call, warning them that locking the doors wasn't enough -- that they should take the threat seriously or risk harm to themselves and their children." And soon Hamas will take control.
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