ESCAPE TO W. RERLIN
Armoured Car Used (NZP.A.-Reuter—Copyright) BERLIN, April 17 A young East German frontier guard tried to crash through border fortifications in an armoured car early tonight. The refugee careered through one wall, over tank obstacles, then smashed into the main 7ft concrete Berlin wall
Under a hail of Communist fire he scaled the wall and jumped into the arms of two West Berliners But two bullets hit hintone in the lung and one in the arm
He was taken to hospital seriously hurt Police at the scene said only the driver, an East Berliner, aged 28. in plain clothes, was in the vehicle After the incident Eas: German police brought up strong reinforcements and a water cannon
Photographers and reporters who scaled a wooden platform to look over the wall were drenched by several shots from the water cannon.
Hundreds of West Berliners mostly workers living in the Elsenstrasse area, gathered near the scene, the Associated Press said. Police cordons held them back from the wall. Angry shouts were hurled at Eas - German guards freeing the armoured car
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30110, 19 April 1963, Page 9
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