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British Officer Slain in Arab Clash

May 24, 1939
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One British officer was killed, one officer and two soldiers were wounded, and seven Arabs were slain as new violence flared in the Holy Land today. Arab bands attacked the British troops from ambush near Tulkarem. Airplanes took part in the engagement that followed.

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