ATROCIOUS BOMBING
Shells With Time-Fuses (Beceived 2, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 1. Details of the bombing of Almeria iudicate that Gorman shells destroyed uearly all thc sliips in the liarbour and a large part of tho town. Sir George Young says that the bombardment was most atrocious in view of the nature of Ihe missiles employed. These were big shells with time fusea which exploded some moments after cpntact, laterally scattering shrapnel und killing aud woundiug anything liv» Ing within many yards radius, Almeria has already been bombed five uigbts by aircraft,
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 116, 2 June 1937, Page 5
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