Barcelona, Mar. 17.
Nationalist planes dropped tons of bombs on the city to-day as the Cabinet met in a momentous session.
Apparently the centre of the city was the target of the aerial attack as many bombs hit there causing extensive damage and many deaths.
During a lull in the crash of bom! and the crack of anti-aircraft fire, Sr.
Don Manuel Azana, President of the Spanish Republic, told the United Press that "the Cabinet is deciding on a most important issue." In informed quarters it was believed that the Cabinet was deciding the fate of the Popular Front Government.
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