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British Soldier Killed, 3 Wounded in Clash with Arab Band

July 24, 1939
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One British soldier was killed and four others were wounded today in an encounter with an Arab terrorist band south of Hebron. An Arab was slain in the clash. The Ataroth Jewish colony north of Jerusalem was attacked. A British soldier was found wounded and unconscious in the Petach Tikvah region. Police arrested a suspect.

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