Chungking, June 26. THREE formations of 54 Japanese bombers each shortly before noon today carried cut the most destructive large-scale raid ever to be loosed over Chungking. Four of the ideas were] brought down by Chinese pursuit planes. About 500 people were Kkilled and injured in the unparalleled attack.
Every district of the city, from the confluence of the Chialing and Yangtze Rivers to Chialing Village, was struck by high-explosive bombs.
Several hundreds of shops and houses in the downtown area were demolished.
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