The World - News from Sept. 15, 1985
Leftist guerrillas ambushed a Salvadoran army vehicle, killing seven soldiers and two civilians in a rare attack in western El Salvador, a military officer said. He said that the attack occurred near El Congo, 30 miles west of San Salvador, in Santa Ana province and that the rebels are being hunted. The ambush followed statements by Joaquin Villalobos, a top rebel leader, that the insurgents would expand attacks across the country.
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