The Jewish settlement of Holon, near Tel Aviv, where three Jews were killed last night by British African troops, who invaded the village after one of their number had been shot dead by Jewish terrorists during an attack on an arms store, was the scene of new violence this morning as the East African troops raged through the streets, breaking windows and assaulting passers-by.
Last night’s outbreak was precipitated by a group of terrorists who killed an African sentry who was guarding the armory of a military camp near Holon. The terrorists escaped with two truck-loads of weapons and ammunition, after engaging in a pitched battle, during which, police said, they killed a British medical captain named Ashley. The head of the Holon council, however, claimed today that Ashley was killed by his own troops during the melee.
The African troops broke into Holon in pursuit of one of the alleged terrorists, although residents of the settlement say that the man they were pursuing was an innocent bystander. The troops roared through the streets of the Agrobank quarter of the village, breaking the windows of Jewish shops and attacking Jews in the streets.
At a hearing this morning before the local district commissioner, Holon residents charged that the troops also broke into private homes and stole money and jewelry. They demanded that the troops be removed from the neighborhood, and that compensation be paid for the damage done.
Those killed were Ben Zion Shenkar, 45, the manager of a textile factory; Samuel Perlman, 37, employed in a local cutlery factory; and Eliahu Youdeiev, 16. The wounded are: Yena Ovari, 23, shot in the arm; Juvai Shveu, 15, multiple bayonet wounds; Hain Cohen, 42, stabbed in the back; Kurt Lachamen, 38, stabbed in the neck; and Hanna Pelsh, suffering from shock.
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