The World - News from May 30, 1985
The State Department said it is not satisfied with South Africa’s explanation for having its commandos in Angola. South Africa said two commandos who were killed and a third who was captured were gathering intelligence on guerrillas. But the captured commando told a news conference in Luanda, the Angolan capital, that the commandos were not checking on guerrillas but were trying to sabotage Gulf Oil Co. petroleum tanks and other facilities.
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