Undeterred by the deaths of 16 of their countrymen in the Lydda Airport massacre last Tuesday, 105 more Puerto Rican tourists arrived in Israel this morning aboard an Air France Jet on a pilgrimage to Christian holy places. The group was organized by the same travel agent that arranged the earlier tour which met with tragedy on arrival in Israel. Members of the group that landed today said they learned of the massacre while enroute to Israel but none of them cancelled their visit.
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