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Special Report Transcript Episode 21, Section 4, Time 19:56

Monday August 12. The anger of the mourners sparked further outbursts all over the township. The revolt gained a momentum of its own that outstripped attempts by leaders to control it. // Most people were killed around the place where there’s Gombo community hall. There was a bottle store in that area and there was a space next to the hall and there were roadblocks next to that. So that is where I think plus minus eight people were killed in that particular area alone. Then after they were driven down by the police, people started blocking the police from entering the township. They dragged all the old cars in the bridge below, next to the hall, blocking the road. What happened when the police were no longer in a position to get into the township, the army took over, which was together with the riot unit at that particular time. We were not able to identify who at that particular time was the commander of those particular two units. But the guy who was known to be shooting, it was a soldier from Queenstown called McOwen, he was coming from Queenstown. And another one was having silver hair. He was called Silver Fox.

Notes: Duncan Village revolt; Joe Jordan (Provincial MP); Police in Duncan Village

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