Special Report Transcript Episode 18, Section 3, Time 13:26

Good evening. Two of the four people injured in two separate landmine blasts in the Eastern Transvaal yesterday are in a critical condition in the Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit. The latest blast near Nelspruit came just hours after terrorists launched an attack on a sewerage works near the town. Cameron Rob Minnaar and Chris Olckers visited the scene of the blast today. // The first landmine was detonated on a farm road approximately nine kilometres from Nelspruit. A vehicle with seven occupants detonated a landmine at approximately 5:20 yesterday afternoon. Five people died here, including two babies, only nine and ten months old. The powerful blast of the Russian made landmine ripped the vehicle apart. The owner of the farm Mr. Philip Raad and several other neighbours who heard the explosion rushed to the scene. They found two seriously injured men in the front seats. One woman was flung 16 meters through the air and part of her clothing could still be seen today hanging in shreds from the top of a tree. Under her body police found the mutilated body of a small baby. It was only later when they removed a blanket from what they believed to have been a doll that the body of the second baby was found. The injured were rushed to Rob Ferreira Hospital where they are in a satisfactory condition. While police was still busy sifting through the debris at 8: 20 last night the Roos family were on their way back home to their farm Stellenrust 15 kilometres from Nelspruit. The family had been to church and were travelling in two vehicles. 32 year old Mrs. Marietjie Roos, her nine year old son Jaco, five year old Corrie and her 18month year old baby brother Johan were in the vehicle that detonated the mine only 300 meters from their home.

Notes: TV 1 News bulletin, 18 August 1986; Chris Olckers (reporter)