Saint James Church massacre | |
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Location | Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa |
Date | 25 July 1993 |
Weapons | Vektor R4 assault rifle, grenades |
Deaths | 11 |
Injured | 59 (including one perpetrator) |
Perpetrators | APLA |
Assailants | Sichumiso Nonxuba, Bassie Mkhumbuzi, Gcinikhaya Makoma and Tobela Mlambisa |
The Saint James Church massacre was a massacre perpetrated on St James Church of England in South Africa in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa, on 25 July 1993 by four members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA). Eleven members of the congregation were killed and 58 wounded. In 1998 the attackers were granted amnesty for their acts by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.