[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  BreakTheSilence [@ThePoint2Day](/creator/twitter/ThePoint2Day) on x 5777 followers Created: 2025-07-18 18:09:01 UTC Let us not forget ⬇️ A car bomb, placed outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria by Umkhonto we Sizwe (military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), explodes and kills XX people, of whom XX are members of the South African Air Force and a 12-year-old girl, while XXX people are injured. The explosion happened outside the Nedbank Square building on Church Street at about 1630 hours. It is understood the bomb had been placed in a blue Alfa Romeo car outside the multi-storey building, which houses the South African air force headquarters. It exploded at the height of the city's rush-hour as hundreds of people were leaving work for the weekend. Glass and metal were catapulted into the air as shopfronts and windows were blown out. Many passers-by had limbs amputated by the flying debris. Others bled to death. South Africa's Minister for Law and Order, Louis le Grange, who visited the scene immediately, blamed the attack on the ANC. He said the explosion was the "biggest and ugliest" terrorist incident since anti-government violence began in South Africa XX years ago. He added: "Most of the victims were civilians, but some were air force personnel in uniform, black and white. Quite a number of those killed were black. The ANC was committed to overthrowing the minority white government. Oliver Tambo, who was the organisation's acting president while its senior figure, Nelson Mandela, was in prison, said the Nedbank Square building was a legitimate target. The ANC, led by Oliver Tambo, admitted planting the car bomb. General Magnus Malan, South African's then defence minister, described the explosion as a "cowardly, criminal deed in the Communist war being raged against South Africa". The ANC had warned it intended to step up its campaign to bring an end to white minority rule. The Johannesburg International Airport was renamed O. R. Tambo International Airport in 2006 in memory of Oliver Tambo. Wonder if this atrocity and those stated beneath will be included in the history books of South Africa! BOMBINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA continued from 1981 to 1988 by African National Congress (ANC) paramilitary wing, known as uMkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated MK) meaning spear of the Nation co-founded by Nelson Mandela in 1961. The ANC (MK) began attacks on a series of soft targets, killing mostly civilians from 1981. The most well known bombings are written for record beneath and in the card attached. Focus of this post is on the bombings of soft targets where Caucasians congregated with their families or where military and police personal were accommodated. 1981 - X car bombs, Durban showrooms. 1983 - Church Street, Pretoria, Bomb killed XX. XXX wounded. 1984 - Durban car bomb. Killed X. XX wounded. 1985 to 1987 At least XXX land mines on farm roads. Killed XXX. 1985 - Amanzimtoti Shopping Centre Bomb. Killed X including X children. Given size of the bombs surprised more were not killed. 1986 - Maggoo's Bar bomb, Durban, X Killed. XX wounded. 1987 - Johannesburg Court Bomb killed X. XX wounded. 1987 - Wits command Center Car Bomb. X killed. XX wounded. 1988 Johannesburg Video Arcade. X killed, unborn baby. XX wounded. 1988 - Roodepoort Bank Bomb. X Killed. XX wounded 1988 - Pretoria Police housing unit. X bombs. X wounded. 1988 - Magistrates Court Bomb. X killed. 1988 - Benoni Wimpy Bar (family restaurant) Bomb. X killed. XX wounded. IMAGE: Collage created by Admin for Break The Silence About South Africa. #BreakTheSilenceAboutSouthAfrica  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [$nedjo](/topic/$nedjo) [happened](/topic/happened) [air force](/topic/air-force) [Post Link](https://x.com/ThePoint2Day/status/1946271001219588213)
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Let us not forget ⬇️ A car bomb, placed outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria by Umkhonto we Sizwe (military wing of the African National Congress (ANC), explodes and kills XX people, of whom XX are members of the South African Air Force and a 12-year-old girl, while XXX people are injured. The explosion happened outside the Nedbank Square building on Church Street at about 1630 hours. It is understood the bomb had been placed in a blue Alfa Romeo car outside the multi-storey building, which houses the South African air force headquarters. It exploded at the height of the city's rush-hour as hundreds of people were leaving work for the weekend. Glass and metal were catapulted into the air as shopfronts and windows were blown out. Many passers-by had limbs amputated by the flying debris. Others bled to death. South Africa's Minister for Law and Order, Louis le Grange, who visited the scene immediately, blamed the attack on the ANC. He said the explosion was the "biggest and ugliest" terrorist incident since anti-government violence began in South Africa XX years ago. He added: "Most of the victims were civilians, but some were air force personnel in uniform, black and white. Quite a number of those killed were black. The ANC was committed to overthrowing the minority white government. Oliver Tambo, who was the organisation's acting president while its senior figure, Nelson Mandela, was in prison, said the Nedbank Square building was a legitimate target. The ANC, led by Oliver Tambo, admitted planting the car bomb. General Magnus Malan, South African's then defence minister, described the explosion as a "cowardly, criminal deed in the Communist war being raged against South Africa". The ANC had warned it intended to step up its campaign to bring an end to white minority rule. The Johannesburg International Airport was renamed O. R. Tambo International Airport in 2006 in memory of Oliver Tambo. Wonder if this atrocity and those stated beneath will be included in the history books of South Africa! BOMBINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA continued from 1981 to 1988 by African National Congress (ANC) paramilitary wing, known as uMkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated MK) meaning spear of the Nation co-founded by Nelson Mandela in 1961. The ANC (MK) began attacks on a series of soft targets, killing mostly civilians from 1981. The most well known bombings are written for record beneath and in the card attached. Focus of this post is on the bombings of soft targets where Caucasians congregated with their families or where military and police personal were accommodated. 1981 - X car bombs, Durban showrooms. 1983 - Church Street, Pretoria, Bomb killed XX. XXX wounded. 1984 - Durban car bomb. Killed X. XX wounded. 1985 to 1987 At least XXX land mines on farm roads. Killed XXX. 1985 - Amanzimtoti Shopping Centre Bomb. Killed X including X children. Given size of the bombs surprised more were not killed. 1986 - Maggoo's Bar bomb, Durban, X Killed. XX wounded. 1987 - Johannesburg Court Bomb killed X. XX wounded. 1987 - Wits command Center Car Bomb. X killed. XX wounded. 1988 Johannesburg Video Arcade. X killed, unborn baby. XX wounded. 1988 - Roodepoort Bank Bomb. X Killed. XX wounded 1988 - Pretoria Police housing unit. X bombs. X wounded. 1988 - Magistrates Court Bomb. X killed. 1988 - Benoni Wimpy Bar (family restaurant) Bomb. X killed. XX wounded. IMAGE: Collage created by Admin for Break The Silence About South Africa.
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