A captured El Fatah saboteur has disclosed that Egyptian Army officers are training recruits to the guerrilla organization at a special training camp opened recently near Cairo, it was reported today. The saboteur, Ahmed Raddad, who comes from Amman, Jordan, said the camp was open to volunteers from various Arab countries. He said that after completing training there, his group was flown to Syria from where they were assigned to various guerrilla units, Raddad and six other El Fatah commandos were captured in a clash with an Israeli Army unit near the Jordan River several days ago.
Saboteurs captured last Friday and Saturday near Jericho have confessed that they were planning activities in Jerusalem during Christmas to frighten off tourists and pilgrims, a military spokesman said today. Pilgrims nevertheless are continuing to arrive at Lydda Airport aboard regular planes and on charter flights from Europe. A decrease was reported in the number of pilgrims from England this year which was attributed to that country’s monetary regulations. But the usual numbers are arriving from France and other Catholic countries.
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