Daily Post - 23.04.1941, Blaðsíða 1

DAIL¥ POST
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Wednesday, April 23fd, 1941
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Naval attaek on Tripoli.
London, April 22nd.
The Adminalty issued ta-day a m»re de-
tiailled communiqué ooncerning the naval
bomhandement of Tripoli yestenday.
The altíack, in which light and heavy
units of the Mediteroanean fleet tiook part,
begtan at dawn yesterday. R. A. F. bombers
and Fleet Air Arm miachines also naided
the town while it was being shelled. At
least six ships in the harbour including
one destrayer were siunk. Terrible damage
wlas caiused on land. Some opposition was
encoiuntered by ooastad batteries, but the
Britisli ships suffered no damage.
R. A. F. bombers have been very active
in Cyrenaica. Four GeTman troop oarrying
planes were interoepted and shot down.
The aerodromes at Benghazi and Derna
have been bombed and enemy planes de-
stroyed on the ground. At Deraa a big
fire broke out on the landing ground. At
Fort Capiuzzoo there was a heavy explosion
among vehicles.
In Abyssinia British forces have occupied
an important position near Dessye. Damage
to roads has again delayed the advance of
the British troops. Further seveateen offio-
ers and some 500 other ranks have been
taken prisoner.
FIVE GERMAN PLANES DESTROY-
ED OVER AND AROUND BRITAIN
London, April 22nd.
Last night and this momiing fíour enemy
bombers and one fighter were destroyed in
the neighhourhood of the British and French
coasts. Twip hombers vviere shot jdown last
Three enemy ships sunh
London, April 22nd.
Further successes in addition to the
atíiack on Tripoli have been an-
inclunced by the Admirialty tionight. Three
enemy supply ships, carrying supplies ío
the enemy In the Balkans have been
torpedoed and stunk by niaval alrcraft.
A tanker of 10,000 tons anid a 6,000
ton sfupply ship were toitptedoed and
stunk. A 7,000 ton ammainition ship was
torpedioed and blown up In la terrific
explosion.
night when PlymoUth had a shiort hut sharp
raid. Several fires wiere started but they
had all been put out by dawin.
There has been very little ©nemy activity.
over Britain to-day. A few, hombs vvere
drcpped in East Anglia.
Last night British bombers raided the
docks at Le Havre and Cherbourg.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Reports from Switserland state that the
great majority of the Frendh people ane
against any oollaboration Wúth Germany.
A U.S- A. military observer has been
-ki'lled in Egypt.
Mr. sWinant, the Amerioan Ambassador
to Londion, spoke in Landon today. He
said that the Ameilcans wiere not tíoncemed
vvith woidSj they wanted aotiion.