TRIBAL UNREST.
R.A.F. BOMBING RAID. Frontier Rebels Quelled in India. 19 TiANES JN ATTACK. (By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright) j (Received 11 a_m.) DELHI, June 12. A revival of tribal unrest on the North Indian frontier, near Peshawar, was successfully quelled by bombing operations by the Royal Air r je. Raiding tribesmen, 1500 strong from north of Kabul River, crossed the frontier and attacked the Mahmand forts, which are held by tribes friendly to the British. Nineteen planes made attacks on four days on the hostile tribes, inflicting many casualties and creating an excellent moral effect. All the machines returned safely. The achievement ia regarded as magnificent in view of the fact that the temperature was over 110. This is the first attack in eight years on the frontier posts in the Peshawar district.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 137, 13 June 1927, Page 7
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