BARCELONA CENTRE OF HEAVIEST FIGHTING OF THE CIVIL WAR - 8,000 DEAD . These pictures , from Barcelona , centre of the heaviest fighting of the Spanish civil war , were sent by air to Marseilles and telephoto'd to London . Eight thousand people are reported killed in the numerous street battles and bombing raids . The Government now claims to have control on the city . PICTURE SHOWS:- Armed men patrolling the streets of Barcelona . July 23 1936