The Archive · 1938

Gave Chase

This witness continued that he ran towards the door and saw the man running across the road, when he gave chase, but owing to' traMe and Some pedestrians getting in the way he lost sight of him. "I went back to the tavern to sce what had happened to my mates" he went on "and T found them lying about the place, bleeding freely, but there was no ante."

'A sailor from H.MS. Birmingham who was at the other end of the bar when the grenade was thrown stated that it all happened $0 suddenly that everyone was dazed for some tims, "There was a blast of hot air, the room filled with smoke, and glass and fragments from the counter flew hho informed the reporter, immediately ducked as someone shouted "bomb! but eved then my fingers were cut with glass."

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