SALVADOR REBELS RAID CAPITAL AGAIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000302650002-5
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 17, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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THE BOSTON GLOBE
17 March 1982
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students. bombs no not want It to end peace:.
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United Press International ficials reported that thousands o>
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador peasants have been fleeing north-
Groups. of guerrillas raided two ern Morazan province for the. pasc
working class suburbs of San Sal-' week out of fear. they will b
vador yesterday for the second day trapped in "major fighting'. be:.
In a row, trapping 1000 students in tween guerrillas and army- troops.:
two public schools in cross fire In another development. US'
with army'troops. 'Ambassador Deane R. Hinton said
The government rushed forces he tried to get the extreme left. to
Into the northern suburbs of Ciu= participate in upcoming elections.
dad Delgada and Cuscatancingo to . but they refused "because I think I
battle the guerrillas, the army ra- they know damn well they would
dio said. not get many votes."
In Ciudad Delgada, two public "We thought we could end the.
schools shut their doors when war peacefully," Hinton said in a=
fighting between soldiers and reb-' news conference. "But a smalf
els broke out nearby, trapping the group of people with guns and a
nearby town of Cuscatancingo, Citing intelligence reports Hin
where rebels mounted one of their ton also warned, the elections wilt
strongest attacks In 12 months not end the civil war. a violence.
Monday. is bad and it will het worse. There
The Salvadoran Red Cross said, will be a lot of ban -ban and a lo
"Our units are trying to take out U boom-boom, he said-
the students trapped in that zone." Hinton said the March 28 ele 'i
Guerrillas briefly overran both tions for a constituent assembly,
towns, working class suburbs of will be "the first honest electionl
the capital, on Monday: : (in El Salvador) in 50 years, elec-
In other fighting, guerrillas tions scrutinized by a host of inter..
launched -a strong attack on the :national observers and by you. th
army garrison at Jutiapa, 41 miles ever vigilant media.''
northeast of the capital in Cabanas -;-
province, officials. said.. The ambassador said that:h
made personal contact last year"~
' At' least two helicopters were
called to the scene, one to evacuate with leftist leaders "through thir'_
an 'undetermined number of parties" to convince the left to'en-
wounded and at least one dead sol- ter candidates in the elections.
dier and the other to strafe suspect- He also said a similiar attempt.
ed rebel positions, army radio com- by acting Archbishop Arturo- -Rt.!
munication said. vera? y Damas.ended: in failure'a,
Salvadoran Catholic Church of : year ago.
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Fighting also broke out in the fully.
capita! again
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