Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
10 Hurt in Palestine
As Mine, Blows Up
British Army Truck
Bv the Associated Press

JERUSALEM. July ia rivet
mine planted by terrorists blasted
a British military truck in the
Jewish quarter of Eastern Jerusalem
tonight, wounding five British SOL
diers, four civilians and one young
Jewish boy.
A few hours earlier, a terrorist
attack in Haifa had killed one
policeman and wounded second
policeman and a Jewish civilian.
The civilian casualties from the
mine explosion included a Jewish
couple walking nearby when the
explosive was detonated by a
plunger so yards away and two Jews
hurt when the roof of their house
collapsed from conclusion.
The rivet mine was an ingenious
homemade weapon of gelignite.
The wire attached to it led to the
plunger in the rear of row of
houses facing the Jerusalem ZOO.
Troops began a search of the
neighborhood Immediately, rousing
residents by banging their rife butts
on doors.
Two Bombs Hurled at Car.
Earlier tonight two bombs, one
a dud, were thrown at military
armored car, but there were no
casualties.
Shortly after the mine explosion,
at least three other blasts were
heard, followed by recurrent gun
fire, but no explanation could be
obtained for authorities.
All traffic in the city halted and
security zones and gates of the old
walled city were closed at the first
sound of alarm sirens after the
blast.
The violence in Jerusalem and
Haifa came after announcement by
Palestine Jews that they would stage
a two-hour general strike tomorrow
afternoon, starting at 4 pm, in pro-
test against the deportation of 1850
immigrants who arrived
in the ship European Exodus of
1947" yesterday. A Jewish Agency
statement called British intercept
ton of the immigrant vessel "pi-
ratical attack"
Eight Shots Fell Three.
In Haifa, eight shots fired from
an ambush felled the two police
men and the Jewish civilian. No
alarm was sounded in Haifa, how
ever.
Police called tonight's outbreaks
and the mining of roads around
Jerusalem and on the coastal plain
efforts to impress the United Ma
tons Special Committee on Pales-
tine just before the delegates leave
an dto impress the Palestine gov
eminent with the resistance power
against the British if we execute
the three boys in Acre Prison"
The prisoners at Acre are admit
ted members of Irgun Zvai Leumi.
Jewish underground fighters, who
were condemned to death for par
ticipating in a prison break last MAY
4. Two British sergeants kidnapped
a week ago still are being held as
hostages for the condemned prison.
ers by Irgun Zvai Leumi.
The United Nations delegates.
scheduled to depart tomorrow for
Lebanon. were dining at Govern
ment House, residence of the British
governor, when the nights disturb
ances began.
Ship Took Evasive Action.
The Jewish Agency statement on
the interception f,'the immigrant
ship yesterday was issued by one of
its spokesman at the same time the
government issued a communique
lin order to remove any doubts
which may have been raised by in
accurate broadcasts from the ship
The Jewish spokesman said the
''ramming of the ship was a needless
and wanton act fraught with grave
peril for 4,500 refugees aboard, most
of whom were women and children.
The armed attack was an act of
senseless cruelty"
The government communicate said
the ship, to avoid being boarded,
took violent evasiye action which,
in the ensuing boarding operation, |
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