The British driver of a Criminal Investigation division car was killed today and his two passengers injured, one seriously, when the chicle was blown up by an electricslly-detonated mine on the slopes of Mt. [##mel.]The seriously wounded officer was a Jewish CID inspector named Shindel, ##om the Stern Group announced tonight “heads our black list of 1942.” The Sternists comitted responsibility for the attack, which came a day after the government announed the promotion of five Jewish inspectors to the rank of assistant superintendent.
The Irgun announced last night that it had carried out the rail attacks which caused $40,000 damage in various parts of the country. The announcement said that the blows were aimed at crippling the “enemy’s freedom of movement,” and asserted that railroad officials and Arabic newspapers had been warned in advance to present any loss of life. (The Arab newspapers confirmed that they had received the ###.) The Irgun said the warning still stood and asked the Hebrew and Arab papers to inform the public of the dangers of rail travel.
Mordechai Laufer, 33, the assistant manager of a textile dyeing factory at ##arat Gan, went on trial today before a military court on charges of carrying arms, which were found in his car when it was stopped near Ramat Can on April 8. Laufer laims that he was kidnapped and compelled to transport the arms. The prosecutor challenged Laufer’s contention, but said the arms were probably intended for training, rather than action.
Five Jews who were captured during the jail break at Acre Prison on May 4 will be tried before a military court on May 26. They face four capital charges, uncluding firing on members of the Arab Legion, possession of firearms, the illegal ?earing of military uniforms and the discharging of explosives.
The government is preparing to allow English women who were evacuated several months ago to return hore on condition that they do not bring along any children, and assume all risks.
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