Israelis and Arabs attending the Communist-sponsored World Youth Festival here clashed in a battle with knives and bottles in a Vienna Restaurant brawl last night, police reported today.
Police squads moved in quickly to break up the battle before any of the combatants suffered serious injuries. Several of the young people suffered cuts and other minor injuries and some required medical attention. No arrests were made.
Police said that the exact circumstances of the clash were not clear. The fighting erupted during a closed meeting of Festival participants at the restaurant. No one could be found, however, who could give any account of what happened before the police arrived. There was one report that resentment on the part of the Arab delegations against Israel touched off the clash.
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