What the records say
- When
- 25 Jul 1993
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 11
- Coordinates
- 33.99° S, 18.48° E
- Description
- massacre perpetrated on St James Church, Cape Town, South Africa
Saint James Church massacre
1993 mass killing by militants in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa
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.
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