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Arafat vows PLO evacuation from Tripoli amid sea raid
PLO leader Yasser Arafat said plans to evacuate his forces from Tripoli would proceed despite Israeli gunboat and air attacks. Arafat and Abdul Rahman blamed a sea blockade while Syria backed factions pressed to pull 4,000 troops from Lebanon as France Greece and the UN consider relief ships. The U.S. urged the move proceed unimpeded to end civilian casualties and protect Lebanese soil.
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Yasser Arafat
TI Am
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Khalil Wazir
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Saudi Arabia
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