Harbin, Sept, 25.
Many passengers from Europe had a harrowing experience to-day when their train, while standing still at Tsitsihar station, was fired upon by a force of 1,500 anti-Manchoukuo troops, who had just ed the (Chinese [Eastemn Railway settlement at Tsitsihar from the Manchukuo garrison.
Fortunately two Japanese armoured trains, loaded with troops, quickly arrived on the scene, and after an intense engagement lasting five hours, dispersed the anti-Manchukuo forces with great losses.
It is not yet known whether any European passengers were wounded—Reuter.
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