Police and military officials also reported killing five insurgents in Kunar Province, near the Pakistan border.

Attack helicopters were called in to rout the ambushers and the air crew reported killing one insurgent, the statement said.

Immediately there was heavy contact, and although the anti-communists reported killing 134, the majority of the Vietcong escaped.

Rogers reported killing as many as 300 people, while French reports placed the number closer to thirty, mainly women and children.

The Israeli security forces reported eight attackers killed, and Egyptian security forces reported killing another two.

Southwest of the city, marines reported killing 10 insurgents who attacked the American forces with machine guns and grenades.

The various Marine units reported killing 600+ enemy fighters.

The Israel Defense Forces reported eight attackers killed, and Egyptian security forces reported killing another two.

The police in Diyala also reported killing 14 insurgents.

The USSR reported killing 176 individuals before hunting ended in 1974.