The bombing last Sunday night of the American Legation and the British Consulate in Beirut was the work of Arabs, it was officially announced today by the Palestine Arab Executive.
Jamal Bey Husseini, deputy chairman, said the bombing was to protest American interference in Palestine and was the result of Arab resentment.
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