Rebels Attack Army Posts in El Salvador
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Hundreds of rebel fighters, seeking to force progress in deadlocked peace talks, attacked more than a dozen military positions in El Salvador today. Early reports said at least 10 people were killed and 35 were wounded.
The fiercest fighting was in the eastern provincial capitals of San Francisco Gotera and Usulutan, where combat lasted more than five hours.
Leftist guerrillas also attacked the main air base on the outskirts of the capital, damaging one aircraft and a dormitory, and several military positions within a 15-mile radius of San Salvador.
Rebel sabotage damaged electrical installations and power lines affecting about two-thirds of the nation.
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