The Archive · 1938

Barcelona Severely Bombed

Barcelona, the seat of the Spanish Republican Government, experienced another severe air raid to-day—the second in two days.

As in the attack on Day, which took a toll of 40 killed, a powerful fleet of Nationalist bombers, escorted by fighters and pursuit planes, took part in to-day's raid and con trated on the centre of the city, on which they rained a hail iderable of bombs, doing cor damage to property and causing near 100 casualties. It is estimated that 49 persons were killed. It is not known whether any military objectives were hit.—Reuter.

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