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Minister will leave the capital The capital remains calm. All shops are open and cafes at certain hours of the day. Traffic is normal and considerable activity prevails.
Powerful French reinforcements have been flowing into Belgian territory during the past 48 hours. Strong resistance put up by the Beigions enabled the Allies to operate their junction under favourable conditions, It is believed that the Allies are about to launch a powerful counteroffensive in which every type of arm will be used, The German High Command has ordered some 6,000 or 7,000 planes to attack Belgian territory pitilessly without discriminating between military and non-military objectives. As a result, Belgian open towns were constantly attacked yesterday, while Liege has been subjected to a terrific bombing attack for the past twelve hours, Huge fires broke out at Namur as a result of the German air raids.
German parachutists are continuing to land in Brussels itself, and many of them have been literally torn to pieces by tie inhabitants. One landed near the Belgian news agency at noon and was lynched by a crowd. A train British Press on
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