Three Israeli soldiers were killed in a sudden Syrian artillery barrage yesterday on the Golan Heights. The incident took place at about 1 p.m.local time near Tel Pahres in the central section of the Syrian front. The Syrians opened fire without warning, apparently in retaliation for Israeli shell fire in the same area Tuesday when Syrian forces attempted to advance their positions into an Israel-held sector. The three men were killed in the opening volley. Israeli gunners returned the fire and an artillery duel developed over a wider sector, lasting a half hour.
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