Last night's raids were widespread jand on a heavy scale, the Air, Ministry communique reported. "Bombs were dropped in many places in Eng-Tand and Scotland, but according to reports s0 far received. casualties were not anywhere numerous," and damage was relatively slight."
"Raids were mainly directed at London," the communique s: id, "but southeast England and the eastern counties in Scotland also were Dombed." The attack in London con~ tinued throughout the hours of darkness and bombs were dropped many points, according to the com-
German planes twice roared over north-east Seotlind and the vicinity of north-east England, Machine-gun Casualties A German bomber flew ever market (own inthe Midlands area, ived low and machine-gunned the Streets, Men, women and children dived into doorways and fattened themselves on the pavement, but ome did not escape the bullets. Several persons were said to been killed.
"A dozen high explosive bombs were dropped on another town and the lane then "machine-gunned the Ptreets, Many houses were damaged fand some persons were killed and wounded, said reports,
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