CONTINUES IN ANGOLA
In a news release issued June 5, the ALNA [National Liberation Army for Angola] reported fresh activity in the freedom struggle against Portuguese imperialism.
In an encounter in the Quibala region, the Portuguese suffered five killed, and the freedom fighters six. At the Cabulo cataracts, a Portuguese patrol was virtually wiped out. A number of guns and hand grenades were captured,
Near the Onzo river, ALNA forces opened a bazooka attack, compelling: the Portuguese troops to abandon a camp, leaving six dead. A radio transmitter and a grenade launcher were captured. In six other regions stiff fighting occurred. -
At Serra de Golume, close to Quitexe, a Portuguese army convoy was ambushed, Eleven troops were killed, the ALNA losing seven, including an officer, Simao Quilango. A tank and two half-tracks were destroyed. -On the Quissamano road, a Portuguese transport truck ran into a mine set by the partisans, The truck was blown up, all the occupants being killed. :
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