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Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073402
South African History Online (2012) 'Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073402 (Accessed: 15 October 2026).
South African History Online, Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073402, (accessed 15 October 2026).
"Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073402. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Six men suffocate in Vereeniging after being locked up by robbers in the airtight compartment of a meat truck.." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073402.
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