Nine Tunisian Moslems were arrested today on charges of having bombed homes and shops of Tunisian Jews during the past few weeks. The leader of the nine was identified as Rida ben Ammar, son of a senior magistrate, who is associated with the extremist leader Salah Ben Youssef, who fled the country to escape arrest.
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