British Soldier, Girl Wounded in Cyprus
United Press International
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Two masked men in a car riddled a British military vehicle with machine-gun fire Monday, seriously wounding a serviceman and a 16-year-old British girl, police and British officials said. Authorities said the gunmen escaped.
The attack was the first against British personnel on the island since an Arab terrorist raid on a British base last year.
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