Forty-five Arab rebels were killed and 60 wounded in a violent battle on Trans-Jordan territory Saturday with detachments of the “Arab Legion” and the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force, backed by military planes. The rebels had crossed the Palestine border into Trans-Jordan and raided the northern section of that country. Most of the band was wiped out.
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