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Two Eritrean Deportees Wounded by Guard As They Leave Plane Returning Them to Palestine

December 18, 1946
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Two Jewish terrorists being returned from Eritrea for internment at the Latrun Camp were wounded today when a military guard accidentally discharged his automatic rifle into the group of twelve as they were descending from the plane which brought them here.

A British military court today sentenced Aaron Cohen, 17, to one month imprisonment and 12 lashes for possession of Irgun Zvai Leumi pamphlet bombs.

A Jewish Agency spokesman today denied reports that the Agency executive has negotiated with the extremist groups to halt terrorist activities. At the same time, he said that the Agency was not cooperating with the authorities to curb terrorism.

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