BOMBARDED BY NAVY
ENEMY CAMP
LARGE FIRES STARTED
LONDON, November 23
The Admiralty states that the following report has been received from the Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean: "On the night of November 20 a naval unit, assisted by air co-opera-tion, successfully bombarded Maktila camp, on the Libyan coast, for an hour. Three large fires were started. The enemy returned the fire, but caused no casualties."
A war communique issued in London begins by repeating the Admiralty communique referring to Maktila camp and adds: "Patrol activity continues on the Sudan front, our detachments inflicting many casualties with little loss to ourselves."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 127, 25 November 1940, Page 8
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100BOMBARDED BY NAVY Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 127, 25 November 1940, Page 8
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