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January 6th, 2009
Posted: 06:26 AM ET

GAZA CITY (CNN) — An Israeli missile struck an elementary school in Gaza
City where hundreds of Palestinians had taken shelter, killing three men, the
United Nations said Tuesday.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency said Asma Elementary school
was clearly marked as a U.N. installation. It said over 400 people had been
given shelter at the school when it was hit Monday night.

“Well before the current fighting, UNRWA had given to the Israeli
authorities the GPS (global positioning system) co-ordinates of all its
installations in Gaza, including Asma Elementary School,” the agency said in a
news release.

UNRWA identified the those killed as three men, all members of the same
family, between the ages of 19 and 25.

“UNRWA is strongly protesting these killings to the Israeli authorities
and is calling for an immediate and impartial investigation,” it said.


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