An Israeli patrol came under small arms fire in Beirut today and wounded and captured one of the assailants. The others fled. One Israeli soldier was grazed by a bullet in the brief exchange of fire.
The clash occurred just south of the Galerie Samann, a crossing point between east and west Beirut. The attackers, believed to be part of the estimated 1,000 Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists who have re-infiltrated Beirut, escaped into an area of the city patrolled by Italian units of the multinational force. The Israeli patrol halted its pursuit at the boundary of the area. Italian soldiers searched for the terrorists without success.
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