NARROW ESCAPE.
Indian Officials in Bombed Train. FRESH HINDU-MOSLEM RIOTS. (Received 0.30 a.m.) CALCUTTA, June 13. Two Indian officials, District Magistrate Bose and Police Superintendent Rahman, had a miraculous escape when terrorists flung a bomb at the train in which the pair were travelling. The missile fell in the next compartment, which was empty. The carriage was j completely wrecked, but no one was in- [ jured. There have been further HinduMoslem conflicts at Bombaj, with numerous assaults and stabbings in side streets. Scores have been injured, two fatally despite strong forces of armed police. UNEVENTFUL WEEK. SITUATION IN INDIA. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12 noon.) RUGBY, June 13. The Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, reported to the House of Commons that the past week in India had been uneventful, the main feature being further unsuccessful attempts to hold Congress conferences. In Bombay feeling between the two communities, Hindu and Moslem, remained tense.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 139, 14 June 1932, Page 7
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