TWO WOUNDED IN BERLIN
CAR CHALLENGED BY EASTERN POLICE (Rec. 8 p.m.) BERLIN, May 31. A five-minute tommy-gun and revolver battle—Berlin's first serious snooting in 18 months—was fought in the Soviet sector yesterday 15 yards from the British boundary. A car with four men travelling towards the British sector opened fire with a tommy-gun on the East German People's Police when challenged. The police fired back, stopping the car. and arres-ed the men. One car pas-enger and one policeman were wounded. The four men wore Polish Army c-.rorms. and it is believed they were attempting to escape to the West.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26127, 1 June 1950, Page 5
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