(newspaper unidentified) · 10 April 1973

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RAID BY ISRAELIS AT BEIRUT KILLS 2 FATAH LEADERS

ARABS IN CYPRUS / Band Attacks an El Al Plane and Home of the Ambassador || OFFICE BLOWN UP / Attackers Enter City After Exchange of Fire With Police

By JUAN de ONIS (right-hand column); By The Associated Press (left-hand column, Nicosia)

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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 10 — Israeli commandos attacked Arab guerrilla bases early today in Beirut and Saida, on the Lebanese coast. The raids, carried out in darkness, followed a Palestinian commando attack yesterday on Israelis in Cyprus.

The Ministry of Defense announced in a preliminary casualty report that two Lebanese security agents and nine civilians had been killed, while an army officer and nine security agents were wounded. Two prominent leaders of the Palestinian Fatah guerrilla organization were killed in the attack at Beirut.

The raiders blew up the apartment of Mohammed Yussef Najjar, also known as Abu Yussef, a member of the executive committee of Fatah. Mr. Najjar and his wife were both killed. The Israelis reportedly killed several guards and kidnapped a son of the Fatah leader.

They also killed Kemal Adwan, another Fatah leader, and blew up the headquarters of the Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a small but militant commando group led by Nayef Hawatmeh, a Marxist.

There were unconfirmed reports that the Israelis also killed Kemal Nasser, spokesman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, who lived in an apartment in the same building with Mr. Najjar.

The attacks were carried out in the center of the Lebanese capital in the area of the Palestinian refugee camp called Sabra, which is where most of the commando organizations have their headquarters.

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