Several groups of Arab terrorists have been uncovered on the Jordanian west bank and 44 suspects have been arrested, an Israeli army spokesman said here today. In several cases, weapons and explosive materials were found and seized, the spokesman said. A number of explosive charges went off in towns in the west bank area during and after the Yom Kippur War, but no casualties and little damage were reported.
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