The Archive · 1937

Many Civilians Killed and Wounded

Soochow and Wusih Attacked by Bombers Shanghai, Oct, 8.

Extensive damage was inflicted on Soochow and Wusih by Japanese aeroplanes which raided the interior cities along the Nanking-Shanghai Railway on Wednesday morning. addition to material damage which included, it {s reported, an ammunl= tion train in the sidings at Soocho }26 Chinese were killed and 60 others wounded at Soochow, according to Feporis received in Shanghai yester~

The casualties were inflicted in the railway station area, where a group of Chinese were awaiting transportation to the north. A total of 27 bombs were dropped in the vicinity, destroying partially a station build ing. Details of other damage could not' be ascertained, although a por lon of the railway track was' reported to have been blown up.

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