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Special Report Transcript Episode 68, Section 3, Time 21:10

The unit of eight was involved in a number of missions in Natal. One of them was a daring rescue of their commander, Gordon Webster form Edendale hospital. A shoot out ensued and an innocent was killed. But the mission that caused the biggest outcry and which led to their arrest was the Magoo’s Bar explosion. On June 14 in 1986 a powerful car bomb exploded at the Why not Bar, also known as Magoo’s in Durban. Three patrons died and 67 were injured. Robert McBride had placed the bomb. Zharah Narkedien was involved in reconnaissance and logistics.

Notes: SABC News Bulletin Flashback, Edendale Hospital raid, May 1986

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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 ...
 
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