Word: sjambok
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early-morning hours, the radical black youths known as comrades began their violent patrols at commuter platforms. At the Phomolong station, a burst of gunfire was believed to have claimed as many as three lives, and a woman chased by sjambok-swinging youths fell beneath a moving train and was killed. One unconfirmed report said three youths were shot by four men whose car they had tried to force from the highway leading from the township. The unrest forced most people to abide by the work stoppage. In Soweto, road traffic halted and shops remained closed. The Labor Monitoring Group...