MONASTIR BOMBED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24449, 7 November 1940, Page 9

MONASTIR BOMBED

NEUTRAL TERRITORY SECOND ITALIAN RAID SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED, LONDON, Nov. 6. (Received Nov. 6, at 11,30 p.nu) A Belgrade message says that three bombers, identified as Italian planes, again raided Monastir this afternoon and dropped 100 bombs. Seven people were killed and 30 wounded. The crowd took panic. Half the city’s population of 33,000 were quickly evacuated. The Italian Consul at Monastir telephoned to the Legation in Belgrade, which replied that there would be no further bombing. Meanwhile it is officially stated in Belgrade that “further attacks would be met by all means and our armed forces.” The police are guarding the Italian Legation. Considerable material damage was caused in the first raid. It is reported from Ohrid that Greek forces in the Gorbec mountains, northward of Bechlista, surrounded an entire Italian division and the base of the‘division after capturing the Albanian villages Zagradecetren and Progri, on the Devoli river. The Greeks, supported by motorised units and light tanks, advanced along a second road from Lake Tresba. If these Greek forces cross the Devoli river they will probably be in a position to caoture the division as they will then reach the main road between Korea and Bechlista, where they should meet the Gireeks advancing along the main road beyond Bechlista.