Three South African Police members are killed and three wounded when their vehicle is attacked using AK-47 rifles and 9 mm pistols. These are actions taken by the Azanian People's Liberation Army, a military wing of the of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO). You can also read more about the violence that swept through the country in the early 90s, and read the Goldstone Commission's report here.
eventREF E-0013011Revised
17 February 1992
Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Associated Press, (1993), Articles about Police Murders in South Africa, from Los Angelis Times, 06 May, [online], Available at articles.latimes.com [Accessed: 22 January 2014]
- 02Wren, C.S, (1992), Series of Attacks on Policemen worries Pretoria, from The New York Times, 05 January, [online], Available at www.nytimes.com [Accessed: 22 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013011
South African History Online (2011) 'Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013011 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013011, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013011. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Azanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013011.
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