Alexandria, June 27.
The sinking of the Turkish steamer Rifha by an unknown submarine was confirmed last night by authoritative naval circles here.
It is officially stated that no Bute ish or Allied submarines were in the vicinity of the attack, Survivors are understood to have been landed at Karadash, but the number saved has not yet been ascertained.
The loss of this ship was reported earlier by Martin Agronsky, the National Broadcasting Company's Ankara correspondent, who stated that 173 of the 201 passengers were lost.
—Reuter.
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