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The Nome Daily Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Fugitives arriving in Gibraltar allege that over 3,000 prisoners working on coastal fortifications near Gibraltar in Spain were executed by Nationalist firing squads since the start of the Civil War to prevent leaks about the defenses.
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(By The Associated Press)
GIBRALTAR, June 22--Fugitives arriving at Gibraltar alleged that more than 3,000 prisoners working on fortifications near the Gibraltar area on the coast, had been killed by Nationalist firing squads since the beginning of the Civil war.
The fugitives asserted that Nationalists feared that prisoners might reveal the character of the fortifications and executed them in batches of 50 as particular sections of the work was completed.
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Near Gibraltar, Spain
Event Date
Since The Beginning Of The Civil War
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more than 3,000 prisoners killed
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Fugitives arriving at Gibraltar alleged that more than 3,000 prisoners working on fortifications near the Gibraltar area on the coast had been killed by Nationalist firing squads since the beginning of the Civil war. The fugitives asserted that Nationalists feared that prisoners might reveal the character of the fortifications and executed them in batches of 50 as particular sections of the work was completed.