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Israel Envoy Denies Shooting Incident

October 10, 1972
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Ambassador Hanan Bar-On denied today that there was a shooting Incident last night outside his residence In The Hague. According to Dutch sources an unidentified gunman fired on a policeman guarding the Israeli envoy’s home and escaped by car In a thick fog after the policeman returned the fire. Bar-On said In a telephone interview with the Israeli Army Radio station in Jerusalem that he was not aware of any such incident. He said he heard no shots and that there was no sign of any bullets having been fired near the residence. The Ambassador said the police guard was adequate.”

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