IT WAS LEARNED TODAY THAT THE BAND OF 200 ARMED ARABS, WHICH HAD BEEN HALTED AT THE SYRIAN BORDER, HAS SUCCEEDED IN CROSSING INTO PALESTINE IN SMALL GROUPS. FORTY-EIGHT PROMINENT LYDDA ARABS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SATURDAY’S AIRPORT FIRE. A BOMB THROWN IN THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION AT JAFFA DID HEAVY DAMAGE, DESTROYING SEVERAL POLICE CARS. THE OFFICES OF ADIFAA, ARAB DAILY, ALSO WERE BOMBED.
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