World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : Guerrillas Admit Killing U.S. Airmen
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Leftist rebels in El Salvador admitted that their forces killed two injured U.S. airmen this month after shooting down the Americans’ helicopter. They blamed two of their guerrillas and proposed a public trial by a tribunal made up of rebels and independent representatives. The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front originally claimed the men died from injuries suffered when guerrillas fired on their helicopter Jan. 2.
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