BENGAL TERRORISTS
SENSATIONAL ROUND-UP.
EXCITEMENT IN MADRAS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 10.40 p.m.) Calcutta, May. 5. More than a hundred police were involved in a round-up of Bengali terrorists in a house in Madras yesterday. There was terrific excitement lasting an hour. One Bengali was killed and three were captured. One escaped. The police forced an entry to the house whereupon the suspects tried to escape over the roof. There followed a running fight with revolvers during which one terrorist threw a bomb, injuring himself and a policeman. The former died. Three jumped into the street and were captured after a thrilling pursuit. Another is still at large The police ascertained that the gang was closely identified with the Ootacamund bank robbery last week.
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Southland Times, Issue 22008, 6 May 1933, Page 5
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