The Archive · 1936

British Poblee Ameer Killed

Jerusalem, Sept. 17.

No fewer than 22 persons were killed "and 30 injured during Arab disorders in various parts of the country yesterday.

During a pitched battle between Arabs and British police near the village of Karmel, a British police officer and nine Arabs were killed and) many othg's injured, The fight Jasted nearly three hours and two aeroplanes had to go into action before order was restored, At Kalkilinh, three Arabs were shot during rioting, while at. the railway station of Migéal, near Gaza, Arabs attacked a train but were repulsed by machine-gun fire, Tea ing three dead. A British soldier was so badly injured that he died shortly afterwards, Near the village of Yabot, in northern Palestine, an Arab was shot by British police' because he failed to respond to an order to. "hale" Later investigations showed that. the man was deaf... Near Ramlch, two Arab workers from Yemen were shot by soldiers when they attempted to commit an act of sabotage.

The Iraq Oil Ca. announces that no fewer than 28 criminal attempts were made on its properly by Arabs during the last two months, 26 in Pale tine and two in Trans-Jordania, -In-five cases, the announcement adds, incendiaries succeeded in damaging and setting fire to the pipe lines—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,

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