Salisbury Woolworths bombing
| Salisbury Woolworths bombing | |
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| Part of the Rhodesian Bush War | |
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| Date | 6 August 1977 Shortly before 12:00 (Central Africa Time) |
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Attack type
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Bombing |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured | 76 |
| Perpetrators | Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA)[1][2][3] |
| Defenders | British South Africa Police (BSAP) |
On 6 August 1977, during the Rhodesian Bush War, a Woolworths store in Salisbury, Rhodesia (today Harare, Zimbabwe) was bombed by the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA).[1][2][3] Eleven civilians were killed and 76 were injured. Of those killed, eight were black Rhodesians, including two pregnant women and a young boy, and three were whites, members of a single family.[5]
The bomb, comprising about 75 pounds (34 kg) of high explosives, was planted in an area where customers checked packages in before shopping on the upper floor of the two-storey building. It detonated shortly before the crowded store was to close at noon that Saturday.[6] The perpetrators, two teachers, afterwards escaped to Mozambique.[4]
Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Prime Minister, expressed horror at the bombing. "Those who have perpetrated this barbarous outrage can hardly be described as human," he said.[6] Rhodesian black nationalist leaders Bishop Abel Muzorewa and the Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole also condemned the attack.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbott & Botham 1986, p. 12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chung 2006, p. 238.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cilliers 1984, p. 43.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Moorcraft & McLaughlin 2008, p. 81.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Bryan Times newspaper report on the attack, 8 August 1977 accessed 7 September 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lakeland Ledger newspaper report on the attack, 7 August 1977 accessed 7 September 2014
- Bibliography
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