Battles rage in Salvador
NZPA-Reuter San Salvador
Violence continued sporadically in El Salvador yesterday while thousands of mourners in the capital filed past the bier of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the assassinated archbishop who for years fought for social reforms. .
A National' Guard spokesman said another 13 people had been killed during the day, raising the toll of dead in clashes between troops and armed civilians to 23 in 24 hours.
The spokesman said there had been gun-battles and sporadic shooting incidents around the country between
Leftist guerrillas and Government soldiers.
According to the National Guard, about 50 “armed subversives” attacked a military patrol near San Vicente, about 48km east of the capital, and seven attackers died in the shooting. “Armed subversives” is a term Government officials and security agencies use in referring to Leftist guerrillas. ! One armed civilian was killed and another wounded in the same town a few hours later when a group of “subversives” opened fire oh ! another army patrol searchling for hidden weapons, 'according to officials.
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