(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
An Arab member of the field company organized to combat the locusts in the Jericho area was instantly killed yesterday by one of the flame guns used in combatting the pests.
A Jewish member of the company was seriously injured by one of the guns. He was taken to the hospital, his condition being declared very grave.
Five hundred inhabitants in the Tiberias area have been mobilized by the Government to combat the danger of the locusts. The locusts are flying in the direction of Galilee.
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