Eighceen Arabs from a village near Motza, accused of the intended murder of the Broze family, were arraigned in court. Four were released for lack of evidence and 14 were committed to trial, charged with intent to kill.
The Broze estate was looted and burned.
Four Jews of Jerusalem were committed for trial, charged with unpremeditated murder of an Arab from the village, Lifta, the nest of the Arab agitators.
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