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Passengers Escape Injury when Infiltrators Ambush Galilee Bus

May 1, 1959
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A bus was ambushed last night in the upper Galilee bur the driver and a single passenger escaped unhurt though the bus was hit by at least 16 bullets apparently from Arab guns.

The bus left Haifa Wednesday night en route to the upper Galilee discharging passengers at stops along the way. When the shooting started, the driver s raced for safety. The police opened an investigation immediately.

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