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Palestine Arabs Smuggle in Arms from Egypt; There Truckloads Caught on Border

February 5, 1946
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A military truck carrying a large quantity of arms and ammunition destined for Arabs in Palestine was detained by the Palestine frontier police near the Suez Bridge, it was revealed here today. Two other trucks carrying similar loads and military uniforms were stopped on the Egyptian side of the bridge. The driver who was detained by the Palestine frontier guards admitted that he had already smuggled in from Egypt to Palestine two truckloads of arms and munition.

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