?l Pipline and Rail Station Blasted by Irgun; Extensive Damage Inflicted

The Palestine extremists’s favorite targets–the all network and the Iraq Petroleum Company’s pipeline–were under attack again last night and this morning, with extensive damage resulting.

The pipeline was cut about ten miles out of Haifa and oil gushed out uninter##ptedly for more than two hours. The petroleum then caught fire and was not exstinguished for an hour-and-a-half. Total losses are estimated at 800 tons. There are no casualties.The Athlit rail station was bombed during the night, causing the destruction of the stationmaster’s house and a large part of the waiting room. The terrorist who planted the bomb was spotted by a constable, but escaped after knocking down the policeman. Before fleeing he warned that the building was mined. All persons were evacuated from the vicinity and there were no casualties.

The Irgun Zvai Leumi assumed responsibility tonight for the pipeline and station explosions and said that it would continue attacks on “vital enemy objectives” since “the government is not adhering to the United Nations call for peace in Palestine, but continues to deport refugees and maintain the emergency defense regulations.”

In Tel Aviv, officers of the Criminal Investigation Division swooped down on a printing press in Mizrachi Street, which was allegedly turning out Irgun leaflets. Several persons were arrested, including the proprietor’s son and one of the plant’s employees. An engraving of the Irgun insignia was seized.

Police announced this morning that two Arabs had been found dead in orange groves near Rehovoth. The area has been the scene of Arab-Jewish clashes in recent weeks.