VAN DER WATT, PJL

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Was injured when MK operatives detonated an explosive in a car outside the South African Air Force (SAAF) headquarters in Church Street, Pretoria, on 20 May 1983. Twenty one people were killed and two hundred and seventeen weer injured. The overall commander of MK’s Special Operations Unit and two MK operatives were granted amnesty (AC/2001/003 and AC/2001/023). Four APLA members were granted amnesty (AC/2001/182). See APLA attacks. See Church Street bombing, Pretoria.