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BRITISH SUBMARINE SUNK BOMBARDMENTS IN AFRICA (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Aug. 24, 11 a.m.) ROME, Aug. 23 A communique states: The torpedo boat which sank a submarine, to which a communique referred, was the Papa. The enemy submarine fired three torpedoes at the Papa without hitting it. The Papa darted towards the submarine with, the idea of ramming her, and simultaneously dropped numerous depth charges. The submarine was damaged irreparably and turned keel upwards, then sank. Italian air formations again bombed Alexandria. Other formations bombarded an enemy convoy travelling in the eastern Mediterranean under the escort of two destroyers. All the Italian planes returned from these operations. Fruitless sporadic enemy air raids were carried out in Northern Africa. Boma and Dema were attacked. One person was killed and five wounded. Raids occurred in East Africa. Five Askari troops and five native civilians were wounded at Mogadishu. Two sheds containing four lorries were hit. The island of Harmil, near Massawa, was also bombed. No damage was done.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 7
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