The Church Street bombing was a 1983 terrorist attack by the African National Congress in Pretoria, South Africa which killed 16 and wounded 130. ^[1] The attack consisted of a car bomb set off outside the Nedbank Square building on Church Street at 4:30pm on a Friday. This was "the height of rush hour" when hundreds of civilians were leaving work. At least 20 ambulances took the dead and wounded to hospitals. This article is becoming very long. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party, and has been South Africas governing party supported by a tripartite alliance between itself, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

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1. ^ "1983: Car bomb in South Africa kills 16", BBC, 1983-05-20.