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15 Killed, 20 Wounded in Zhitomir Explosion

October 8, 1923
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Fifteen Jews were killed and 20 injured when a quantity of ammunition exploded in the Zhitomir Jewish quarter, according to reports to the Lemberg “Gazeta Codzienna”.

The Belsheviks attribute the fire to counter-revolutionist activity.

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