RAID ON ADDIS ABABA
NO BOMBS DROPPED
MACHINE-GUNS USED
ADDIS ABABA, April 4.
Five Italian aeroplanes carried out a daring reconnaissance raid' on Addis Ababa early this morning. They did not drop bombs, but machine-gunned the aerodrome, destroyed an Abyssinian aeroplane, and damaged another, and also the hangars. Spasmodic rifle fire from various parts of the town was ineffective. The aeroplanes disappeared within an hour. Believing that the object of the raid was to secure' aerial photographs to rectify maps in' readiness for bombing raids, the population is hurriedly evacuating the capital. Thousands of eucalyptus, trees have been felled to cover dug-outs and trenches constructed to form air-raid shelters. Elaborate precautions are being taken to protect the foreign legations and consulates. Although the British Legation offered sanctuary to Europeans, numbers of them are hurrying to Jibuti. Trains travelling to that place are crowded.
The Mayor severely punished 100 men for firing rifles against the raiders, as orders were given not to reply to the Italian attack, Addis Ababa being an open town. Falling rifle-bullets injured several, including a British subject. The foreign legations have decided to ask the Italian Government whether it is now intended to bomb the capital in breach of Italy's former undertaking, especially as Addis Ababa is denuded of troops and military stores.
The Italians bombed Jijiga and Diredawa.
RAID ON ADDIS ABABA
Evening Post, Issue 82, 6 April 1936, Page 9
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