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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Shooting spree in Schools to get Washington DC leaves 13 dead shorter summer WASHINGTON: A 34-year- old man opened fire at the US Navy Yard yesterday in a shoot- ing that left 13 people dead, including the gunman, not far break next year from the US Capitol and the White House, officials said. The suspect was identified SEC releases academic calendar by the FBI as Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas. Washington DC police chief Cathy Lanier DOHA: Next years’ sum- to unify the school holidays. Next told reporters that Alexis “was mer break for Independent year’s summer break for schools engaged in shooting with police schools in Qatar will begin on will be starting about two weeks officers” when he died. July 13 and end on September late, compared to this year, when “We have no indication of 7, according to the 2013-2014 they were closed by the end of motive at this time,” Lanier said. academic calendar released by June. Valerie Parlave, assistant direc- the Supreme Education Council The reopening date has also tor in charge of the Washington (SEC) yesterday. been advanced by three days, field office of the FBI, asked the Private schools may also have thus reducing the duration of the public for help with information to follow a similar schedule, fol- summer break.