Gaborone car bomb

Explanation
A car bomb exploded in Gaborone, Botswana, on 22 April 1987, killing a woman, her daughter and an infant niece, injuring another family member and causing extensive damage to property. The operation, targeting senior members of MK's Special Operations Unit, was undertaken jointly by the Northern and Western Transvaal Security Branches and SADF Special Forces. The head of the Security Branch and four Northern and Western Transvaal Security Branch operatives were granted amnesty for this operation.

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FISHER, John

He suffered damage to property when his house was destroyed in a car bomb explosion in Gaborone, Botswana, on 22 April 1987. Three people were killed and seven injured in the explosion. This was a joint operation of the Northern and Western Transvaal Security Branches and SADF Special Forces. The ...

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MNISI, Johannes (aka 'Victor Molefe')

... at least two attempts on his life. In August 1985, SADF Special Forces planted a car bomb in a vehicle intended for him. The ensuing explosion in Gaborone, Botswana, injured and possibly killed an unknown number, but left Mr Mnisi unharmed. Mr Mnisi was one of several targets in a similar ...

/victims/mnisi_johannes_aka_victor_molefe.htm

TIRO, Abram Onkgopotse

... and the BPC re p resentative in Botswana, was killed by a parcel-bomb explosion on 1 February 1974 at St Joseph’s Catholic Mission in Khale, near Gaborone, Botswana. While the identity of the perpetrators has not been established, available evidence indicates that the assassination was the ...

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