Umtali Shelled in Retaliatory Rhodesian Strike
Rhodesian town of Umtali was hit by about 30 mortar shells in a dawn barrage. Police said no one was hurt in the hour long assault, claimed as retaliation for a raid on a guerrilla base in Mozambique. The government tallies casualties among guerrillas and supporters, while Mozambique offered no immediate comment.
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Umtali
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Adams
Maputo
UPI
Violence Rages in Belfast as IRA Attacks Rise
Belfast saw a third night of IRA linked violence including a bus depot blast a flour mill arson and vehicle hijackings. British troops clashed with gunfire bombs killing an IRA officer and wounding two guerrillas as civilians including an eight year old girl and baby were killed or injured in car chase incidents. The death toll in Northern Ireland’s sectarian conflict stands at 1,585 with 205 people killed this year. The British government plans to revoke special IRA prisoner status and impose stricter penalties raising gun or ammunition offenses to five years.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ardoyne
Besieged Tal Zaatar Camp Under Fresh Attack
Christian fighters from the Phalange and National Liberal parties pressed a new assault on the Tal Zaatar Palestinian refugee camp in east Beirut. Security sources said about 4,000 attackers bombarded the camp with artillery rockets and mortars while Palestinian defenders dwindled to small arms.
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Lebanon
Tal Zaatar
Christian East Beirut
Phalange
National Liberal
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