LONDON The outlawed Irish Republican Army firebombed the NationalGallery on Sunday, a departure from its usual tactic of attackingbusinesses. No one was hurt.
The group pledged to disrupt daily life in Britain until Britishtroops are withdrawn from Northern Ireland.
The fire broke out at 3:50 a.m. in the bookshop of a new wingof the museum on Trafalgar Square.
A spokesman at Scotland Yard said damage was slight andautomatic sprinklers doused the fire. The bookshop remained closed,but the rest of the museum opened as scheduled.
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