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Magoo's Bar bombing

Explanation
On 24 June 1986, MK operatives detonated a car bomb outside the Parade Hotel on the Durban beachfront on 14 June 1986. The explosion killed three women and injured at least 74 other people in the Why Not Bar and adjacent Magoo's Bar. Seven MK operatives were granted amnesty for their roles in the incident.

MR DU PLESSIS: Alright, let's go to the Magoo’s Bar bombing?
MR DU PLESSIS: Right and you would have the same view pertaining to the Magoo's Bar bombing?
"... what we have, which I will in a moment hand back to you Mr McBride, is a document which contains detailed information with regard to the Magoo's bombing and we would like (and then there is irrelevancy and it continues later in the paragraphs) which I think is fairly comprehensive."
I respectfully appeal to the Truth Commission to deny amnesty to Robert McBride and all who were involved in the bombing of the Why Not/Magoo’s bar. Thank you.
One of the most publicised and focal incidents dealt with in this hearing was what became known as the "Magoo's Bar Bombing".
... and order, to deal with terrorists and guarantee the safety of ordinary citizens against such incidents as the Church Street bombing, the Magoo's Bar bomb, the St James Church Massacre, the murder of farmers and hundreds of other incidents of terrorism and ...
... it was their action to drive the white farmers from their land. Numerous times the Church Street bombing was also mentioned as well as the Magoo's Bar bombing and the attack on an English church in the Cape. In these attacks innocent people were killed and others were injured. ...
"I was involved in the preparation of materials for the car bomb later used in the bombing of Why Not Magoo's Bar on June 14th 1986. I assisted in the procurement of the materials and with the packing of the vehicle, which transported the materials into the country from Botswana."
... and order", to deal with terrorists and to guarantee the safety of ordinary citizens against incidents such as the Church Street Bomb, The Magoo's Bar bomb, The St James Church Massacre, the murder of farmers and hundreds of other incidents of terrorism and killings. This pressure did not only ...
... and order, to deal with terrorists and to guarantee the safety of ordinary citizens against incidents such as the Church Street bomb, the Magoo’s Bar bomb, the St James' Church massacre, the murder of farmers and hundreds of other incidents of terrorism and killings. This pressure did not only ...
... and order, to deal with terrorists and to guarantee the safety of ordinary citizens against incidents such as the Church Street bomb, the Magoo's Bar bomb, the St James Church massacre" and may I add in the present case, the Black Christmas which was envisaged for 1983, I'm sorry it was 85 yes, ...
... at the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court, I was charged with about eighteen different counts of terrorism, furthering the aims of the ANC, the Magoo bombing, the raid we did on the Edenvale hospital to rescue Gordon ...
 
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