South African aircraft bombed six targets in Maputo in retaliation for the ANC-claimed car bombing at Church Street headquarters three days earlier. Five Mozambican civilians, including women and children, and a South African refugee were killed; more than 30 people were injured. The entry records the civilian cost of the ANC attack as well as Pretoria’s cross-border retaliation, without treating either as cost-free or inevitable.
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What happened in the May 1983 South African raid on Maputo?
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The air raid killed Mozambican civilians and a South African refugee.