By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An American school in Damascus has closed its doors and told students to leave after the Syrian government ordered it shut down in response to a deadly US cross-border raid.
Students and teachers were seen leaving the Damascus Community School Monday afternoon.
A voice message on the school's answering machine says the school was closed to comply with the government's decision. A person who answered the phone at the US Embassy in Damascus confirmed that the school was closing.
The Syrian government ordered the school to close by the end of the week in response to a US military raid on October 26.
Washington hasn't formally acknowledged the raid. But US officials say the target was a top Iraqi al-Qaida figure.
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