BRITISH TROOPS ATTACKED
INDONESIAN OPERATION (Rec. 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 27. British troops carried out a largescale clearing operation within the Allied perimeter in Indonesia against a large number of terrorists who infiltrated recently, states Reuter’s Batavia correspondent. A concentration of Indonesian troops fired on the British, who then brought up artillery. All the main roads of escape, for the terrorists are picketed and it is expected that a large number will be captured.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 271, 28 August 1946, Page 5
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