RAMALLAH
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the bombing that targeted the French cultural center in the Gaza Strip one day earlier.
The ministry said in a statement that the attack was due to the "strong political stance" taken by France.
The French cultural center in western Gaza City late Friday caught fire after an unexplained explosion went off inside the premises.
No casualties were reported.
While it did not accuse any party of orchestrating the bombing, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry vowed to investigate "the cowardly attack and bring perpetrators to justice".
It went on to describe the bombing as "an assault on the Palestinian culture and an affront to the strong friendship between France and the Palestinian leadership, government and people."
The blast came after the French Senate (upper house of parliament) on Thursday approved a resolution asking the government to recognize a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders in a symbolic, non-binding vote.
Friday's bombing was the second to target the French cultural center in the Gaza Strip. A similar blast rocked the building on October 8.
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