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Palestinian gunmen kidnap two foreign American school teachers
(AP)
Updated: 2005-12-21 14:52
Palestinian gunmen abducted two foreign teachers from an American school as
they were driving north of Gaza City on Wednesday, witnesses said.
The foreigners were identified only as a Belgian and a Dutch. Their car was
stopped by unidentified armed men who forced them into their vehicle and drove
them to an unknown destination.
The school administration confirmed that two faculty members were missing and
sent itsl students home.
About 100 students are enrolled in the elite private school, north of Gaza
City.
The kidnappings took place a day after a group of gunmen threatened to abduct
foreigners if their demands to be folded into the Palestinian security services
were not met. These armed men denied involvment in Wednesday's
kidnapping.
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