Do you remember the bombings in the mid and late 90s around South Africa and Cape Town in particular. They were pipe bombs that exploded in St. Elmos - Camps Bay, Planet Hollywood - V&A Waterfront, New York Bagels - Sea Point etc. etc.
Did they ever catch the responsible people?
What was it all about?
Was it only in predominantly European areas?
2007-02-09 20:49:09 · 1 answers · asked by turniton5 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
There have been many arrests but only been a few successful convictions. The bombings were the work of PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism and Drugs), a vigilante group, consisting mainly of muslims. Whilst it started as a militant group aimed at combatting crime, it showed its extremist Islamic tendencies by targetting US businesses and gay bars. You can read about PAGAD here.
http://www.iss.co.za/Pubs/Monographs/No63/Chap2.html
http://www.issafrica.org/index.php?link_id=3&slink_id=460&link_type=12&slink_type=12&tmpl_id=3
http://www.csvr.org.za/papers/papvtp2.htm
2007-02-10 20:39:28 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋