Explosion Kills Four French Naval Officers
(Rec. 11 a.m.) LONDON, April 15. A violent explosion in the training grounds near Lorient killed four naval officers and injured several other persons, including Admiral Barthes, maritime'- prefect for the Lorient area, says the British United Press Lorient correspondent. The explosion is reported to have been caused by the detonation of a percussion cap setting off nearby ammunition. __ . .
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1947, Page 7
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