An indication that the unnamed terrorist organization exposed by police this week were responsible for the bombing of the Soviet legation earlier this year, was given in the Israel Parliament today by Justice Minister Dr. Pinchas Rosen.
During a discussion of the case raised by Herut and Mapam deputies who wanted to know why some of the 17 defendants would face military courts, the Minister declared that the government had received reliable reports that the defendants possessed arms which they had already used and whose further use their contemplated in other terrorist acts. He also promised to keep the public informed of all developments in the case.
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