Shot from British Destroyer Alleged Fell on Slore Oslo, Mar. 27, The allegation that a British destroyer, in attempting to stop a German vessel, fired a warning shot which fell on' Norwegian soil, was made in an official statement issued here yesterday, According to the statement, the incident took place near Obrestad on March 22, When the German vessel did not stop, the destroyer, which was alleged to have been within Norwegian territorial waters, abstained from using further force, The statement continues: "The shell fell without exploding on the shore not far from a road and near a railway station,"
The -Norwegian Legation in Lon. don was instructed to protest energetically against the alleged violation of neutrality regulations, the statement concluded.—Reuter, Leader of Sylt Raid Squadron Decorated
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