"In two towns in the south-cast two in north England damage was done to house property. There wore casualties, Including some Killed.
"Attacks on other parts of the country also caused " only "slight mage but resulted in casualties 1a few cases, Shortly before midnight enemy bomber was shot down into the sea by our anti-aircraft batteries."
"Hit-and-run™. raiders flew over south-east English towns and intermittently dropped incendiary bombs one of which set a church on fire and damaged snather. north-east Scoltish town, causing slight damage.
'A German bomber was believed 10 have tron shot dow 1 vest England, Six Mour Air mantle An English Midlands Town, Aug. 28 'A number of casualties, some of them fatal, resulted from an intensive, six-hour German bombing attack on this town on Monday night, the worst raid in this area since the war began.
A large number of high explosive and 100 incendiary born pod and in-many districts factories, houses and stores were hit. An cen diary bomb set a school afire. The Two Atkicks on London London was attacked twice last night with only a half hour between the end of one and the beginning of another attack. Incendiary bombs fe!) inthe London area, some without damage, while others. started minor Lires which were quickly extinguished.
The first air raid alarm was sound the London area at 9.30 pam, Sehen anti-aiveraft "guns went into action in the north-west, north-cast and south-east London a¥eas. Bomb-like flashes of light it up the northwest district as anthajreraft shells burst in the air and the public seur-Fled to air raid shelters.
The Government opened discussion. with labour unions ona plan for Industeial watchers to be posted la planes parti cipating in the raids were reported was rumoured that' parachutists were dropped in one district, after which Home Guards halted and inter-Fogated drivers of motor vehicles the main roads. A search was still progressing over a wide area yesterday but no trace of parachutes or Pafachutists could be found.
Fire Olds Raiders nan raiders took advantage the dark night with the moon behind low clouds. They were furt assisted when a bomb dropped sel it afire, lighting up the district The Government announced that it was" taking energetic measures to counter the German threat to civilian oral since the Naz! raids' seemed med more at terrorization than at 'A deadly circle of anti-siveratt fire thrown up around "the" metropolis cept the German raiders out of cen ral London.
"Nuisance" raiders dropped bombs only on the outskirts of London and curried to their home bases as Brit-Joh fighters darted ater them, 'Throughout the raided areas the results were less intensive and de-Yestating than during the previous Only three planes were believed to thave "participated in' the London raids, base aly i 9 nortcat German planes—United Press.: nglish town was machine-gunned
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