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Article: Johannesburg Battles Kill 18, Jolt Politicians; ANC-Inkatha Fight Prompts Conciliation Talks
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- The Washington Post
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- March 29, 1994
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Rival black groups killed at least 18 people in a gun battle in
downtown Johannesburg today, jolting South Africa's delicate
political transformation - and apparently triggering new efforts at
reconciliation.
Gunmen supporting the Inkatha Freedom Party and the African
National Congress fought for hours in the canyons between the city's
gleaming skyscrapers, scattering lunch-time crowds and wounding
hundreds of people. Shortly afterward, the government announced that
a first-ever, four-way meeting would be held later this week among
President Frederik W. de Klerk, ANC President Nelson Mandela,
Inkatha President Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Buthelezi's ally, the
Zulu tribal king, Goodwill ...