transitive verb
Definition 1
Draw to oneself.
Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: In 2004 he [the student linked to the suspected American airline bomb attempt] enrolled in a year-long course at an Arabic language school in Sana'a, the ancient capital of Yemen, which attracts students from around the world.
Source: Financial Times 02/01/2010 (Andrew England in Sana'a, Antonya Allen and William Wallis in London)