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Issue 24 · article

Villagers Massacred

Report on the massacre of villagers in northern Namibia.

pp. 14

According to SWAPO a number of villagers from various places in northern Namibia were rounded up by SA troops on 21 May 1979 at Ongula ya Netanga, east of Oshigambo. They were forced into deep ditches and those suspected of supporting SWAPO were bayonetted to death.

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Page 14

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