Warriors of the Boer Nation
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The Warriors of the Boer Nation is a suspected but unsubstantiated South Africa
n Boer
terrorist group aimed at Boer separation which based on unauthenticated letters sent to pro government Afrikaans
newspapers in 2002 purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of bombings
which started in the black township of Soweto
, South Africa
and later spread to other areas of the country. They were later linked by police to another unsubstantiated group called the Boeremag
(Boer Force' or 'Farmers' Force' in Afrikaans).
The released message credited to this group included the words "We declare that these attacks are the beginning of the end for the African National Congress
(ANC) government and accept full responsibility for it."
This group has also been reported in the media as the National Warriors as well as the Boer Nation Warriors. http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?area=mg_flat&articleid=11867
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Boer
Boer
Boer is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for farmer, which came to denote the descendants of the Dutch-speaking settlers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 18th century, as well as those who left the Cape Colony during the 19th century to settle in the Orange Free State,...
terrorist group aimed at Boer separation which based on unauthenticated letters sent to pro government Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
newspapers in 2002 purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of bombings
2002 Soweto bombings
The 2002 Soweto Bombings were a string of terrorist attacks that occurred in Soweto in South Africa's Gauteng province. Eight blasts took place on 30 October 2002, leaving one woman dead and her husband severely injured. One of the blasts severely damaged a mosque, while others targeted railways...
which started in the black township of Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and later spread to other areas of the country. They were later linked by police to another unsubstantiated group called the Boeremag
Boeremag
The Boeremag is a South African right-wing activism group with white separatist aims and is accused of planning to overthrow the ruling African National Congress government and to reinstate a new Boer administered republic reminiscent of the era when Boers administered independent republics...
(Boer Force' or 'Farmers' Force' in Afrikaans).
The released message credited to this group included the words "We declare that these attacks are the beginning of the end for the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
(ANC) government and accept full responsibility for it."
This group has also been reported in the media as the National Warriors as well as the Boer Nation Warriors. http://www.mg.co.za/articledirect.aspx?area=mg_flat&articleid=11867