Amanzimtoti bombing | |
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Part of the history of Apartheid | |
Location | Amanzimtoti, Natal Province |
Date | 23 December 1985 |
Deaths | 5 |
Injured | 40 |
Perpetrators | Andrew Sibusiso Zondo member of the ANC's Umkhonto we Sizwe |
The Amanzimtoti bombing took place on 23 December 1985 when five civilians were killed and 40 were injured when Andrew Sibusiso Zondo, a member of uMkhonto we Sizwe, detonated an explosive in a rubbish bin at a shopping centre.
In the 1985 Amanzimtoti bombing on the Natal South Coast, five civilians were killed and 40 were injured when MK cadre Andrew Sibusiso Zondo detonated an explosive in a rubbish bin at a shopping centre shortly before Christmas. [1] In a submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the ANC stated that Zondo's act, though "understandable" as a response to a recent South African Defence Force raid in Lesotho, was not in line with ANC policy. Zondo was subsequently executed. [2]