The Archive · 1940

Beach Cleared in Two Minutes

Alexandria, June 17.

Many of the city's population were on beaches swimming and sun-bathing when an. alr-raid warning was sounded at 1.30 yesterday afternoon.

Within two minutes the beaches were deserted, and refuge was taken in bathing huis without the slightest sian of panic.

"The all-clear was sounded at 2.08]

Heavy gunfire was heard from the direction of Libya, naval communique issued here states that the tanker sunk by the ins, which was reported to be Dutch, now turns out to have been a Norwegian ship, which was tor-pedeed without "warning Ttalian submarine.

"Further attacks have been made enemy submarines in the Mediter~ ranean," the communique adds, "with some probability of suecess."—Reuter.

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