1996 Shoprite bombing

Supermarket terrorist bombing attack in Worcester, South Africa The 1996 Shoprite bombing was a white supremacist terrorist attack that took place on 24 December 1996 after a bomb was detonated at a Shoprite supermarket in Worcester, South Africa killing 4 people and wounding several others.https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/25/world/bombing-in-south-africa-kills-3-and-wounds-50.html Bombing in South Africa Kills 3 and Wounds 50 Suzanne Daley December 25, 1996 NYTimes.com A second bomb placed in a tree down the street at a local pharmacy was also detonated, injuring 2 sitting nearby.https://www.news24.com/News24/my-pain-cant-compare-to-pain-of-my-victims-worcester-bomber-20160531 My pain can't compare to pain of my victims – Worcester bomber News24 Planning and motive The four men involved in the bombings, who were all members of the Israel Vision religious sect, were Abraham "Koper" Myburgh, Cliff Barnard, Jan "Voetbol" van der Westhuizen and Stefaans Coetzee. Coetzee was 17 at the time of bombing.https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-12-20-meet-the-youngest-worcester-bomber-now-a-poster-boy-for-reconciliation/ Meet the youngest Worcester Bomber – now a poster boy for reconciliation De Wet Potgieter December 20, 2012 Daily Maverick All four men were part of the Afrikaner nationalist, neo-Nazi, and white supremacist paramilitary organisation Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, or AWB for short. Their ideology is seen as the primary motive for the attack. Bombing On 24 December 1996, Jan van der Westhuizen walked into a Shoprite store in Worcester and discreetly planted a bomb in a Christmas tree decoration.https://www.gov.za/victims-and-offender-dialogue-1996-worcester-bombing Victims and offender dialogue on 1996 Worcester bombing | South African Government The attackers left four explosive devices, only blasting two, despite this the explosion killed four civilians (including three children).https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/postconflictjustice/internships/internship-blogs/2013/vahiddejwakh/a-christmas-nightmare-in-post-apartheid-south-africa.php A Christmas Nightmare in Post-apartheid South Africa William & Mary Law School 2023-07-12https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-12-20-meet-the-youngest-worcester-bomber-now-a-poster-boy-for-reconciliation/ Meet the youngest Worcester Bomber – now a poster boy for reconciliation Daily Maverick 2023-07-12 Abraham "Koper" Myburgh, Cliff Barnard, Jan van der Westhuizen, and Stefaans Coetzee were all found guilty of murder. With the exception of Coetzee, who received a 40-year sentence, each of the men received life terms. Coetzee was released on parole in July 2015. He has since recanted his views and met with the relatives of some of his victims in an act of reconciliation.AWB member jailed for 1996 murder https://www.news24.com/news24/awb-member-jailed-for-1996-murder-20120831 2023-08-13 News24 en-USNews24 Jenna Etheridge Worcester bomber now 'a beacon of hope' https://www.news24.com/news24/worcester-bomber-now-a-beacon-of-hope-20150630 2023-08-13 News24 en-USBy 1997-10-24 3 SOUTH AFRICAN BOMBERS GOING TO PRISON FOR LIFE https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/10/24/3-south-african-bombers-going-to-prison-for-life/ 2023-08-13 Orlando Sentinel en-US References Category:December 1996 crimes Category:1996 building bombings Category:December 1996 in South Africa Category:Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging Category:1996 mass murders Category:1996 murders in South Africa Category:Terrorist incidents in Africa in 1996 Category:Neo-fascist terrorist incidents in South Africa Category:Marketplace attacks in South Africa Category:1990s massacres in South Africa Category:Attacks on supermarkets Category:Shopping mall bombings in Africa Category:Building bombings in South Africa Category:Terrorist incidents in South Africa in the 1990s Category:Neo-fascist terrorist incidents in the 1990s