BOMBING RAID
ON VICHY-HELD PORT
ITALIAN SHIP POUNDED
EXPLOSIONS SEEN
LONDON, May 29
Mr. Anthony Eden's warning; to the Vichy Government that Britain would attack the enemy wherever he might be found has been given effect to by a bombing raid on the Tunisian port of Sfax (Tunis).
Tonight's R.A.F. communique from Cairo says that a motor-vessel of between 4000 and 5000 tons was attacked yesterday in the harbour by R.A.F. bombers. All the bombs made direct hits and from the enormous explosions and vast clouds of hiack smoke it was apparent that the ship Avas loaded with munitions.
It was stated in London that the attack was made on an Italian ship which had taken refuge in the port. The Vichy Government alleges that a French ship, the Rabelais, was hit, and has protested to London through the United States Government.
Dr. Goebbels is making as much capital as possible out of the British attack. The view taken in London is that if a French vessel was hit, the fault lies with the Vichy Government for allowing Axis ships to use waters or harbours in Tunisia after they have been given special warning on this point.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410530.2.48
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 126, 30 May 1941, Page 7
Word Count
197BOMBING RAID Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 126, 30 May 1941, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in