ITALIANS RAIDED.
SERIES OF OBJECTIVES,
(Rec. 2.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 23. A Cairo communique states: “The. Italians bombed Alexandria, Sidi Haneish and Mersa Matruh. There was negligible damage, and two casualties occurred.
An'R.A.F. communique states: A raid on Benghazi resulted in a direct 'hit on a ship and a fire in warehouses alongside the mole. We raided Menastir" aerodrome and also directly hit lorries in a motor transport concentration at Sidi Barrani.
The enemy raided Malta, damaging ten village houses, and also twice attacked Aden without damage. We attacked East African aerodromes at Maiadaga and Gura. The South African Air Force successfully raided El Katulo and Dime. The enemy raided Isiolo but inflicted no military or police casualties. They- killed and wounded a few native civilians.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 254, 24 September 1940, Page 8
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