drive-by shootings

Explanation
Between January and October 1993, 139 people were killed in drive-by shootings and attacks on taxis in communities across the East Rand. Gunmen opened fire from fast moving cars, often shooting indiscriminately at people. This strategy was adopted by the IFP and other political groupings, and was designed to sow terror in the hearts of communities. Many such attacks were directed at mourners gathered at night vigils. All the shootings were marked by repeated allegations that the police failed to respond to calls for assistance, sometimes allegedly allowing the killers to drive through townships for several hours.

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Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 5

... trigger that. It was one of the ways in which it was broadly said that it was a possibility. We were looking at the possibility of drive by shootings, just to shoot at - because people would stand outside Shell House, it was normal and those people, cars we thought would pass and they ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg, Day 2 (12 May 1992)

MR KRUSER: I think, I'm not sure here or in the inquest, I think we discussed all possibilities that might exist. We discussed the issue of drive by shootings, we discussed the issue of the march being used as a decoy for the - we discussed of individuals going into the buildings with arms or ...

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Amnesty Hearing, East London, Day 4 (30 April 1999)

... contextualised by Jimmy Nokuwasana for the period 1985 to 1990 when these incidents occurred and, secondly, that in consequence of the church hall shootings a community decision was taken to target the farmers of Stutterheim and to intimidate them and drive them from their farms, that is the ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Vanderbijlpark, Day 5 (07 May 1999)

MR STRYDOM: So according to you he did not take part in the drive-by shootings on the 15th of June, is that right?

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Amnesty Hearing, Pretoria, Day 5 (09 June 1999)

... notifiably more mobile so these very operations by third force were assisted by members of the police in that at times whereby there were drive by shootings in the locations from these unseen forces, the police would overlook these actions but at a time when we took action against the police ...

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Amnesty Hearing, Johannesburg (30 September 2000)

MR MAKANJEE: Okay, Mr Mokhali, you made mention of the fact that it was an unmarked vehicle. I just want to clear up something. With regard to hit squads in the township and people sitting in cars, drive by shootings, were you familiar with that?

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Amnesty Hearing, Palm Ridge, Day 6 (01 December 1998)

MR KHUMALO: Yes, there were some attacks but at times they would attack during the day. They would be driving cars and conduct some drive-by shootings. During the day we would have no barricades.

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