Bombs blast offices
NZPA-Reuter Johannesbur Fire bombs exploded j offices of the opposition Pr< gressive Federal Party a celebrations for Sout Africa's Republic Da reached a climax with ; t display of the country's mil; tary might. A previously unknot group calling itself the Soul African Liberation Suppot Cadre claimed responsibilit for the blasts in three st; burbs of Johannesburg whicj caused extensive damage by no casualties. In the Indian Ocean port o Durban, the South Africa; Prime Minister (Mr Pietg Botha) took the salute <>a 8000 troops staged a parade tanks rolled through the citj and jet fighters and 'liel;, copters flew overhead. A' month-long build up o celebrations for the twen tieth anniversary of Soutj Africa’s break from the Com moriwealth and becoming ; republic has been marked bj a stranglehold of police semi rity and a wave of guerrilla attacks and other protests. The latest petrol bom'; incidents puzzled the Pro. gressive Federals and other political observers. No-one had ever heard of the Cadre and well-informed blacl; sources said they doubtei’i whether it was a genuine anti-apartheid group. Bishop Desmond Tutu, secretary-general of the South African Council of Churches and a leading black activist, said he was starting a week of prayers and fasting.
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