The Archive · 1938

MEDITERRANEAN RAIDER'S IDENTITY UNKNOWN

Barcelona, Jan. 20.

The British steamer Clonlara reported on her arrival to-day at Sagunto, near Valencia, that she bad been attacked by a torpedo from an unknown submarine, ten miles from Sagunto.

No less than 220 persons were killed and more than 400 wounded in a Nationalist air-raid yesterday on Barcelona, according to the Ministry of Defence to-day. The planes dropped a large number of high explosive bombs, destroying many buildings. The raiders were eventually driven off by anti-aircraft fire and pursuit planes.—Reuter.

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