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Red Weekly No. 196, 28 April 1977 · p. 12 of the scan · 167 words

The scan: rw-no196-apr-28-1977.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

Oadi bloody rule. NOBODY KNOWS who killed Abdullah Admed al Hajri. The former Prime Minister of North Yemen was shot in his car in London earlier Despite blind press speculation over who was responsible the police confidently claim to have identified the killer perhaps a relative of one of the many political opponents publicly executed during al Hajri's But this positive identnication has not stopped the police taking the opportunity to harass the Arab population in Wa continuing al Hajri's work Two members of the General Union of Palestinian Students executive were recently detained for questioning. The only reason was their political activity.

In Portsmouth a woman complained that an Arab living in her street was behaving "suspiciously'. Though the man nad no history of political activity his race was enough for the police to intervene. Ine: arrived at his house with police oogs, car nguis Hasning anc sirens wailing. The man was That gave the cops a moment Tor renecion. mney went nont empty-handed.

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