Surgeons today amputated the left leg of Hannah Meron, the 46 year-old Israeli stage and screen actress who was seriously injured in last week’s Arab terrorist attack on El Al passengers at Munich Airport. The amputation, below the knee, was performed at the Recht Der Isar Hospital here by Chief Surgeon Georg Maurer. He said it was necessary because damaged blood vessels caused circulation problems which threatened gangrene. Miss Meron’s husband was at her bedside. Her general condition was reported to be improved.
(In Montreal, Samuel Chait, President of the Federated Zionist Organization of Canada, sent a telegram to the Secretary of State for External Affairs condemning “the outrageous attack against El Al at Munich Airport.” Mr. Chait stated that this attack “continues the series of acts of savagery against innocent civilians menacing all peaceful air travel.” The telegram continued: “May we request the Canadian Government to condemn in strongest possible terms such criminal activities and all those who encourage and endorse them? We believe our government has a responsibility to help ensure that such brutal terrorism cease and hope it will exert its influence to secure the safety of all civilian air travel.” Similar telegrams were sent to Secretary General U Thant, United Nations; International Civil Aviation Organization; and International Air Transport Association.)
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