CAIRO BOMBINGS
THE MOSLEMS ROUSED CITY REGARDED AS SACRED GERMANS ADMIT ATTACK (Rec. 10 p.m.) CAIRO, Sept. 18. The Minister of Passive Defence. Abdel Ahmen, issued a statement declaring that tjie i-aid on Monday produced a deep effect on Ihe Egyptians and throughout Moslem countries, where Cairo is regarded as r. sacred city. A German communique admits the attack, and states that planes bombed the aerodrome at Heliopolis, but the distance between the city and the aerodrome is such that Cairo could not be hit by bombs intended for the airfield.
The raid occurred in the early hours when the citv was blacked out. A rising moon and a cloudless sky helped the raiders, who dropped parachute flares, incendiaries, and explosives, shattering houses and shops, for nearly half an hour. There was anti-aircraft action throughout. The Premier visited the wounded in hospital. The Egyptian Government has protested to Germany and Italy against the bombing.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19410919.2.56
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24716, 19 September 1941, Page 5
Word Count
154CAIRO BOMBINGS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24716, 19 September 1941, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.