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A bank and twenty-five hostages are seized in Silverton, Pretoria. Two of the hostages die; several are injured; all three ANC
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- 01---, (2005). 'Pretoria 1855-2005: Chronologie 1798-1935', Bylaag tot Rekord; Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 20). A bank and twenty-five hostages are seized in Silverton, Pretoria. Two of the hostages die; several are injured; all three ANC. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072993
South African History Online (2012) 'A bank and twenty-five hostages are seized in Silverton, Pretoria. Two of the hostages die; several are injured; all three ANC', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072993 (Accessed: 31 July 2026).
South African History Online, A bank and twenty-five hostages are seized in Silverton, Pretoria. Two of the hostages die; several are injured; all three ANC [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072993, (accessed 31 July 2026).
"A bank and twenty-five hostages are seized in Silverton, Pretoria. Two of the hostages die; several are injured; all three ANC." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072993. Accessed 31 July 2026.
South African History Online. "A bank and twenty-five hostages are seized in Silverton, Pretoria. Two of the hostages die; several are injured; all three ANC." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072993.
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