The Archive · 1938

Hankow City May Be Bombed

Japanese Claim Batteries in Residential Areas Bombs may be dropped in the built-up sections of Hankow by Japanese naval aircraft seeking to destroy anti-aircraft batteries recently scattered throughout the residential and business sections of the city, a Japanese naval spokesman hinted yesterday.

In their attack on the Hankow military aerodrome on Thursday morning, Japanese raiders were subjected to intensive fire from antiaircraft guns and machine-guns located in the built-up sections of Hankow, the spokesman alleged. Hitherto, Chinese batteries were located near military establishments outside the town.

Japanese bombers meticulously avoided attacks upon Chinese cities, aiming only at military objectives, the spokesman emphasized.

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