Five Arabs and one British policeman were killed today in a clash between police and the Arab gang which is suspected of having murdered Sergeant Moshe Rosenfeld, Jewish policeman, on November 7 while tracking thieves who had been looting grapefruit groves in the vicinity of the Jewish colony Ein Charod.
News of the clash was officially announced by the Palestine Government which stated that five of the Arab gang were placed under arrest. The clash occurred in the Gilboa Hills.
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