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Curfew in West Bank Town Lifted; Terrorists Traced to Bank of Jordan

November 17, 1967
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Israeli officials lifted last night a curfew imposed on the town of Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, after Arab assailants fired machineguns Tuesday night at a military jeep. None of the occupants were hurt, A search for the assailants while the extended curfew was in effect indicated that the gunners had stolen a car to make their escape, and that they had driven it to the vicinity of the Jordan River. Officials said they had apparently crossed over into Jordan.

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