RIGHT WING REBELS CAPTURE TOWNS IN COSTA RICA
(Rec, 10.0) NEW YORK. April 12 Right Wing rebels in Costa Rica, using Guatemalan equipment, are reported to have captured the Costa Rican Atlantic seaport of Limon, savs the United Press correspondent in Managua (Nicaragua) quoting reliable sources. . An . In a surprise amphibious attack, 400 men landed from a Guatemalan ship and swept through the city. Two Guatemlan bombers are reported to have landed at Limon.
Cartago, about 15 miles south-east of San Jose is reported to have been captured simultaneouslv. The Nicaraguan Government, fearing that, the rebel advance may lead to border trouble, has ordered Costa Rica and Nicaragua frontier guards to be strengthened.
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Grey River Argus, 14 April 1948, Page 5
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