The Archive · 1941

Canal Zone Raided

Cairo, Jan. 18, few bombs were dropped In the Suez Canal zone about midnight on states the Egyptian Ministry Interior. "There were no Cross-Channel Gun Duel London, Jan, 10.

German guns on the French coast fired across the Straits of Dover late nat night atler two weeks of in" activity and were promptly answered by British guns.

iting ceased after only a short change by both sides.

Meanwhile, "Swansea, Wales, ported that British night fighters were harassing German raiders and In one Instance were believed to have broken up a big formation and con siderably reduced the scale of attack, Squads extinguished scores of Incen diary bombs as they fell, and minimized the blazes. Several stores, a church, a cinema and a school were damaged' by high explosives.

During a daylight raid on London yesterday children playing. in the Mreet sought refuge as bombs came down, Shortly, the planes lett and they resumed the game.

Sirens shrieked In the London aren when raiders headed towards London from the south-east coast, "Antiaircraft guns sounded Mercely but the Planes evaded the ground defences because of the low,—snow-filled clouds, Coastal Command planes on Friday afternoon "scored direct its on four enemy shipe" off the Dutch const and eft one sinking and another listing to the starboard, the Ale Ministry enid yesterday—United Press,

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