Word: tembisa
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dozens of buses were stoned and set afire next morning as the rioting continued, even though 1,500 heavily armed police and auxiliary recruits were on guard in Soweto. Vandalism, looting and random fires caused at least $2.5 million worth of damage. Gradually, the unrest spread to Kagiso, Tembisa and other neighboring townships, forcing police to call for reinforcements from Pretoria. As fears rose that the rioters might break out of police cordons and attack white suburbs, Minister of Police James Kruger invoked a section of the country's Riotous Assemblies Act that forbids all outdoor gatherings without official...
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