Barcelona Carnage Outdone In Alicante Air Raid

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1938, Page 5

Barcelona Carnage Outdone In Alicante Air Raid

(Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, May 26. 'TIHE SPANISH INSURGENTS HAVE INTENSIFIED THEIR BOMBING A OF COASTAL CITIES. THE AIR ATTACK ON ALICANTE WAS THE MOST FRIGHTFUL SINCE THE CARNAGE AT BARCELONA. The centre of the city was a terrible sight, and the recovery of the bodies will take days. The raiders added to the terror by shooting low and machine-gunning the crowded st :eets. The raid on Alicante lasted for 20 minutes, during which over 100 bombs were dropped by six aircraft. Fifty buildings’ were destroyed, Two bombs exploded in the market place, which was crowded with women. The worst of the damage was done in the centre of the town.

Nations’ Flags At Half-Mast.

The consular corps, representing 18 nations, collectively presented their condolences to the civil governor, and decided to fly their flags at half-mast for three days as a protest against the raid.

The consular corps has also telegraphed a protest to General Franco against the bombing of non-military objectives, pointing out thsit only civilians were killed in the raid. The port was also bombed, but none of the five British ships in the harbour, was hit. Another Aerial Raid. Four hundred bombs were dropped on Sagunta, resulting in numerous casualties. A message from Barcelona says the Republican and Insurgent communiques are so conflicting that it is impossible accurately to sum up the trend of operations on the Catalonian front. Each side consistently denies the other’s claims, but it is known that heavy fighting continues over a wide area, with substantial losses on both sides.