Of the 20 Hebron Arabs who were extradited last week from Egypt to face charges brought against them in Palestine arising out of the massacre of Jews in Hebron in August 1929, three have been detained on suspicion of participation in the massacre, and the other 17 have been released.
The Arab press is trying to find an alibi for the accused, by insisting that they left Hebron years ago, long before the massacre.
One Arab, Abdullah Kabra, who is known to have taken part in the massacre at Safed, is now in Syria, but it is not known whether Syria will follow the example of Egypt and extradite him.
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