EXPLOSION ON SHIP.
BUENOS AIRES, June 13. An explosion followed by fire damaged the freighter Gascony anchored at a dock. A meniber of the crew said an incendiary bomb caused the explosion and fire. One stevedore is dead and five wounded, some seriously. A second non-inceudiai y explosion occurred in a sealed hold, indicating the use of a timing device. At least forty, including some members of the crew, stevedores and bystanders, were arrested.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 167, 14 June 1940, Page 2
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74EXPLOSION ON SHIP. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 167, 14 June 1940, Page 2
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