The Archive · 1936

Europe Aghast at Red Cross Unit Bombing

Paris, Jan. 1, Messages received here from Addis Ababa state that European residents of the chief hotel there became very incensed on Tearning that the Swedish Red Cross unit sent to Ethiopia had been destroyed by Ialian bombers.

"The messages add that the Europeans, on hearing of the bombing, proceeded to stage @ demonstration during which they smashed battels of Chianti, Vermouth and other Ttalian Hiquors. They also threatened to wreck motor-cars of Italian manufacture—Reuter, Dr, Lundstron Dies Addis Ababa, Jan. 4. Swedish medical assistant [Lundstrom, who was injured when [Mahan aeroplanes recently bombed ind destroyed the Swedish Red Cross unit sent to Ethiopia, in a raid near [Dole, died from his' wounds to-day. Reuter National Calamity to Sweden Stockholm, Jan. 2.

The bombing of the Swedish Red Cross unit in Abyssinia is regarded here in the nature of a national calamity.

The International Red Cross has telegraphed its sympathy, stating that Dr. Junod, its representative ying to the scene to make BY. an_investigation.

Telegrams of sympathy are pouring into Stockholm from all parts of the

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