REBELS DENY BOMBING
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Non-Combaiants Attacked by 'Planes ITALIAN SH1P DAMAGEE
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(Received 9, 10.5 a.m.) SALAMANCA, Aug). 8. General Franco's headquarters de ny that rebel 'planes bombej foreigi sbips near the African coast and stat« that no insurgent macbines ever flew over the area indicated. A message from Algiers says that an unnamed Greek steanxer was attacked at almost the saitte spot as the Britisb Corporal by a ^lane bearing the same markuig* Two bonxba wert dropped but the vessel was not hit All vessels leaving Algjeriaix ports will be escorted either by aircraft oi* war. ships. The Dutch non-intervention observer aboard the Mongioia reporta thai a rebel three-engined seaplane dropped bombs the secoud of which fell close to the lxull aixd lifted the vessel like a cork. The explosioli bixckled the platea, twisted rails, knocked holes in the hull, tox'e up the engine-room flooi and wrenched the engine from its bed. The body of Captaixx Solari has been sent to Italy.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 173, 9 August 1937, Page 5
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