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Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen
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- 14 Aug 2012
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090734
South African History Online (2012) 'Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090734 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
South African History Online, Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090734, (accessed 11 October 2026).
"Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090734. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Two gunmen open fire on a crowd of commuters in Jeppe railway station, Johannesburg, killing five persons and injuring fourteen." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090734.
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