The Israel ship Akko was attacked today by several hundred Moslems in the harbor of Bizerte, Tunisia, where it is docked. Several of the demonstrators were arrested. The mob stoned the ship and cut her hawsers. A police inspector who attempted to check the demonstrators was injured and his car was pushed into the water.
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