Mystery Explosion In Berlin
(Received 10.0 a.m.) BERLIN. September 17. A heavy explosion occurred at 8 p.m. yesterday in the vicinity of the Air Ministry headquarters. The cause and the extent of the damage are unknown. Scores of windows were broken, and the streets were littered with broken glass. Officials declined to indicate the cause. The explosion occurred during the nightly black-out, when the streets were deserted. The Propaganda Ministry states that the persons responsible are being energetically sought. A message from Copenhagen says the Berlin correspondent of “Politiken” states that it appears that a bomb destroyed the whole entrance to the German Air Ministry, and caused immense damage in the surrounding
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Northern Advocate, 18 September 1939, Page 5
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