Article: Johannesburg Battles Kill 18, Jolt Politicians; ANC-Inkatha Fight Prompts Conciliation Talks

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 ...

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