BRIDGE BLOWN UP
CAUSE NOT KNOWN NARROW ESCAPE OF TRAIN (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 27, 3.15 p.m.) BRUSSELS, Sept. 26 A railway bridge at Stockem, near Arlon, on the main line from Brussels to Luxembourg, was blown up last night shortly after a train had passed. The cause is not known. Later It is now stated that the bridge explosion was due to the blowing-up of Belgian military mines.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20920, 27 September 1939, Page 8
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72BRIDGE BLOWN UP Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20920, 27 September 1939, Page 8
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