I cannot apologise for fighting apartheid, says McBride of 1986 Durban bombings
Robert McBride was sentenced to death for his actions, but says no operation took place without clearance from the presidency at the time
27 November 2019 - 17:25
Robert McBride is not proud of causing deaths and injuries in a Durban restaurant bombing in 1986 but remains defiant that the attack was a collective one in the fight against apartheid.
McBride, then an ANC operative, was arrested for the bombings at the Why Not restaurant and Magoo’s Bar on June 14 that year. Three white women were killed and 69 others injured...
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