Calcutta, June 8.
Two Bengalis were sentenced to. death here to-day for taking part the outrage at Chittagong JJanuary 7, when three bombs, only tone of which exploded, were throw! Jat Europeans watching a cricket This is believed to be the first instance in which a sentence of capital punishment has been imposed for at-empted murder.
The only once who suffered in th Joutrage were the assailants them selves, one of whom was killed ould ight when the live bomb exploded. while two of his confederates were seriously injured and another shot At the time, Mr. M. F. Cleary, superintendent of Police, had a luck: escape, just managing to duck time og a bomb was thrown at him JAs he'was grappling with the as-Jcallant, his chauffeur, who was near by, shot the man dead.
One of the two condemned men nas been identified os Krishna JChoudbury, who is alleged to have been implicated in the raid on the [Chittagong armoury in April, 1930. Reuter.
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