STRANGE SCENES IN CATANIA
LONDON, August 7
Catania was given over to an orgy of looting by the civilian population for three hours following upon the fall of the city, says Reuters correspondent with the Eighth Army. The first British troops to pass through Catania in pursuit of the retreating Germans saw strange scenes as looters raided shops, and the local police stood by helplessly till British security troops arrived and- restored order. Men and women engaged in wild fighting, slapping and scratching at each other for the possession of the few articles the Germans left behind, and even children fought for toy's, which were torn apart in the struggle.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 34, 9 August 1943, Page 5
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