Durban beach-front bombing


On 14 June 1986, the Why Not Magoo's Bar on the beach-front area of Durban, Natal Province was attacked with a car bomb, killing three civilians and injuring 69 others. Robert McBride, a leader in Umkhonto we Sizwe, was convicted of carrying out the attack and sentenced to death. The bar was targeted as it was claimed to be "frequented by security branch police".

Bombing

The attack, also known as the Magoo Bar's bombing, was carried out by detonating a car bomb, killing three civilians and injuring 69 others. Robert McBride was convicted and sentenced to death, but was released from prison in 1992 by president F. W. de Klerk.
After the end of apartheid following the 1994 elections, the Truth and Reconciliation Committee was established in 1996. McBride applied for and received amnesty for his role in the attack. The TRC found that the bombing was a "gross violation of human rights".