World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : Guerrillas Admit Killing U.S. Airmen
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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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