(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Six hundred persons were killed during the bombardment of the Midan quarter of Damascus on May 11, according to a cable report from Damascus to the London “Daily Express.”
Among those killed, 500 were civilians, including many women and children. Three hundred houses were destroyed during the French attack which lasted 15 hours. One hundred and ten rebels succeeded in escaping.
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