U.N. Council Hits Wazir Slaying
The Security Council voted 14 to 0 today to condemn the assassination of PLO deputy commander Khalil Wazir. The United States abstained from voting but did not veto the resolution.
Tunisian officials and Israeli sources say Israeli commandos gunned down Wazir, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s 52-year-old military commander, at his home in suburban Tunis on April 16. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations. The Security Council resolution condemns the slaying but does not explicitly criticize Israel.
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