London, May 18.
A first-hand experience-of a German raid on an open town was telegraphed by Reuters Special Correspondent on the Franco-Belgian frontier.
A town, with a population of 35,000 inhabitants, swollen by some 20,000 refugees, could not possibly have been considered a military objective, he declared.
The correspondent, with some colleagues, took cover on the ground, beneath a bell tower, while at least 40 bombs fell around, and from a railway station, where hundreds of refugees were camping.
It was impossible to ascertain the number of casualties, the correspondent said, but the streets were filled with refugees who could not escape.
A second raid followed almost immediately. As the correspondents were leaving, ambulances were rushing through the streets carrying victims to hospitals. Sheets of flame and thunderous explosions formed their last glimpse of the stricken city.—Reuter.
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