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Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town

Explanation
On 15 October 1985, members of the South African Railway Police hid in wooden crates on the back of a railway truck and opened fire on a crowd of protesters in Athlone, Cape Town, killing three youths and injuring several others. The operation was planned and implemented by a sub-structure of the regional Joint Management Centre. It was repeated in Crossroads, Cape Town, the following day, killing a further two youths.

Was shot dead by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town. See Trojan Horse Incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town. Several weeks later Ghalieb was arrested at school, severely beaten at the Manenberg police station, and detained for several months. See Trojan Horse incident ...
Was one of two youths shot dead by members of the SAP near Crossroads, Cape Town, on 16 October 1985, in a repeat of the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town, in Athlone the previous day. See Trojan Horse incident.
A COSAS member who was shot, severely injured, and then beaten in a `Trojan Horse` type shooting by named members of the SAP and Railway Police concealed on a railway truck in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 25 March 1986. Two youths were shot dead in the incident. See Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police on 15 October 1985 in Athlone, Cape Town, during the Trojan Horse incident. See Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was one of two youths shot dead in a `Trojan Horse` type shooting by named members of the SAP and Railway Police concealed on a railway truck on 25 March 1986 in Nyanga, Cape Town. See Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by named members of the Railway Police on 16 October 1985 during the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town in Athlone. After the shooting, named police dragged Mr Jeenah into a Casspir where he was repeatedly kicked. He was later acquitted of all charges against him. See Trojan ...
Was one of two youths shot dead by members of the SAP near Crossroads, Cape Town, on 16 October 1985. The incident was a repeat of the ‘Trojan Horse’ shooting in Athlone the previous day in which security forces concealed in wooden crates on the back of a railways truck opened fire on ...
Was shot dead by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985 in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, Cape Town, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and injured by members of the South African Railway Police in Athlone, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot dead by a named SAP member in Athlone, on 17 October 1985, at a meeting to discuss the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town. Police surrounded the venue and fired teargas and ammunition, hitting Mr Fridie in the stomach, leg and arm. The police claimed that they had been shot at by individuals ...
Was shot and injured by members of the Railway Police on 15 October 1985 in Athlone, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
Was shot and killed by members of the Railway Police in Athlone, on 15 October 1985, in the Trojan Horse incident, Cape Town.
 
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