Phe Italians were-completely. sin-prised by aircraft of the fleet which raided the Libyan base of Benghazi this week, it is learned.
Sticks of bombs fell across two groups of ships, including destroyers which formed the main targets in the harbour.
Fire broke out among one group. When the second group was bombed again, a destroyer was hit and an explosion followed. At the end of the raid the town was lit by the glow of flames which seemed to envelop the entire harbour.
Three Correspondents Captured Three Italian war correspondents were captured by British troops during the most recent fighting in the western desert.
In a talk in Cairo today with British war corresspondénis they said they had been in Libya for six weeks. They lost their bearings when trying to find Italian camps and strayed into the British lines.
The correspondents confirmed that the Italian troops were strictly rationed as regard water.
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