Cairo, Jan, 24.
Royal Air Force bombers heavily attacked four important Ttalian aero~ dromes in Sicily on Wednesday night, it was announced here yesterday.
'Three of the aerodromes, at Catania, Augusta and Syracuse. are along the eastern coast of the fsiand. 'The fourth, located at Comiso, is near the southeastern corner' of Sicily.
The communique said that at Comiso "a quantity of "incendiary bombs and high explosives was dropped, causing explosions which continued for 20 minutes."
AIL RAF. planes were said to have returned safely from these raids.
The RAF, headquarters also announced " that on Tuesday night, British bombers dropped several tons of bombs on Ttalian barracks and other military targets at Baroe, an Important point near the coast north= west of Benghasi Large fires visible 80 miles away were caused.
The same night R.A.F. units made other attacks. in Albania, on the is-Tand of Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean, and at points in Ttalian East Africa—United Press.
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