ATTACK ON HAIFA.
CIVILIANS KILLED OR WOUNDED LONDON, July 25. It is officially stated that 10 Italian bombers swept from the south-east and dropped between 80 and 100 bombs on Haifa, in Palestine, killing 46 civilians and wounding 88. Most of the bombs foil in the sea. Heavy anti-aircraft fire drove off the raiders. THE ITALIAN REPORT. FIRES STARTED IN HAIFA. (Received This Day, 9.50 a.m.) ROME, July 25. A communique states: “Italian planes again bombed the naval base at Alexandria and Haifa. Fires broke out at Haifa. An Italian submarine was lost, but there are no details.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 247, 26 July 1940, Page 5
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