LEBANON: PALESTINE COMMANDOS STILL SEARCHING FOR ISRAELI PILOT BELIEVED TO BE SHOT DOWN DURING ISRAELI RAID ON REFUGEE CAMP.

Record ID: 1059141

  • Title: LEBANON: PALESTINE COMMANDOS STILL SEARCHING FOR ISRAELI PILOT BELIEVED TO BE SHOT DOWN DURING ISRAELI RAID ON REFUGEE CAMP.
  • Date: 14th July 1975
  • Summary: 1. GV PAN FROM Villagers walking among debris to smouldering wrecked pylon 0.10 2. SV PAN Villager walking through ??? 0.18 3. ??? woman crying ??? speaking ??? ???-by 0.26 4. ??? Villager holding nose cap of shell ZOOM IN TO SCU OF wrecked car 0.35 5. SV PAN & MV PAN Armed troops and villagers running through village as traffic stops (3 shots) 0.56 6. SCU Commandos show allegedly Israeli paract??? 1.02 7. SV & MV ZOOM INTO SV ??? 1.17 8. SV PAN & ZOOM INTO CU Dr. ??? Araf??? visits wounded children in hospital and injured girl with ??? feed ??? attended to 1.38 Initials BB/1610 NPJ/DW/BB/0440 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 28th July 1975 13:00
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  • Location: AIN EL HELOUE CAMP, NEAR SIDON, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Reuters ID: LVA4JV1MXO8T3I5F8TVOAONNBARG
  • Story Text:Palestine commandos said on Monday (14 July) that they were still searching for an Israeli jet and pilot which they claim to have shot down during Israeli attacks on a Palestinian refugee camp in South Lebanon on Sunday (13 July).

    The Palestine News Agency (WAFA) and a spokesman for one of the main commando groups -- the Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PDFLP) -- said on Sunday that two Israeli fighter-Bombers were shot down, and the PDFLP claimed to have captured the Israeli pilot.

    But WAFA report on Wednesday "It has been said that a 'plane was shot down. The search is still going on for the 'plant and the pilot". This was reiterated by a spokesman for the PDFLP.

    An Israeli parachute found at Maghdousheh village near Sidon appeared to be one used for decoys, released by Israeli aircraft to confuse Sam-7 ground-to-air missiles, and not a pilot's parachute.

    The Israeli attack on Ain El Heloue refugee camp on the outskirts of Sidon, took the form of two separate raids during Sunday afternoon. At least five people were killed and 35 wounded. The Israeli aircraft met with heavy retaliation from anti-aircraft guns from Lebanese and commando positions.
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