Cairo, Aug. 10.
"Yesterday, our bombers attacked shipping in Tobruk Harbour (an important naval base in Libya). A ship alongside a jetty was hit by a salvo and set on fire and it was still blaze ing when our aircraft were 20 miles away," states a communique issued by the Royal Air Force here this morning.
"In East Africa, positions on the Hargeisa-Turgaran road were attacked by British bombers. Bombs were dropped among anti-aircraft positions and on troops in the Karrim pass area.
"In attacks on Massawa, bombs were seen to fall close to a jetty. A direct hit was scored on a cleared circle believed to be an anti-aircraft battery and two direct hits were registered on buildings in the vicinity of air force barracks. Heavy antiaircraft fire was experienced, and our bombers were attacked by fighters. Our aircraft returned undamaged.
"Our bombers raided a fuel dump at Maiadagar, near Gura. One Italian bomber was shot down. All our aircraft returned.
"The South African Air Force bombed Neghelli aerodrome.—Two Capronis on the ground were de-
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