The World - News from April 16, 1985
Six Americans, including former Rep. James Shannon (D-Mass.), said they visited guerrilla leader Joaquin Villalobos in the Salvadoran village of Perquin over the weekend and that he showed no signs of injury. The Salvadoran army said 10 days ago that he was wounded and possibly killed during an army sweep in northern San Miguel province. Villalobos, 33, commands one of five groups opposing the U.S.-backed regime.
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