Grootes said the bombing was traumatic for many people, including McBride.
“On the one level, as part of the resistance movement against a system that was regarded as a crime against humanity ... I can justify it in terms of the decisions taken by the ANC and put my political hat on.
“But if I respond as a human being and the fact that I caused the death of fellow South Africans, albeit in a conflict, albeit in an unequal and oppressive society, then I don’t feel proud that I have caused the death and injury to South Africans or other human beings,” McBride said.“I don’t request understanding from anyone. I took decisions that I needed to take then, which thousands of other South Africans took. I was part of an organised resistance,” he said.
McBride said accepted all consequences of his action and did not run from the threat of death that was awaiting him. He said eight people applied for amnesty for the bombing, from the commander down to those at the bottom. “The issue is that the special operations unit of the ANC was within the office of the presidency of the ANC.”
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