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Title: Silhouette of a woman fleeing from teargas, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Weapons, Law enforcement
Description: Flashback: A woman flees a cloud of teargas as a canister explodes near Electricity House on the corner of Strand Street and St George's Street, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16289

Title: Destruction of property done by rioters with police at the scene, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Vandalism, Law enforcement
Description: Destruction of property done by rioters with police at the scene, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16290

Title: Two policemen watch over injured men under arrest, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Law enforcement
Description: Two policemen sat in this corridor at Groote Schuur Hospital toady guarding injured Coloured men who were under arrest following last night's disturbances.
Identifier: islandora:16297

Title: Police talk to protesters on Jammie steps, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, University of Cape Town, German shepherd dog
Description: Police talk to protesters on Jammie steps, [University of Cape Town], Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16458

Title: Police break up protest, UCT, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), circa 1972, Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, University of Cape Town
Description: Police break up a sit-in protest on Jammie steps, [University of Cape Town], Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16457

Title: Silhouettes of two soldiers on duty, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Troops and Langa and Nyanga. Bayonets and steel helmets silhouetted against the evening sky give a vivid idea of the vigil the Army is keeping round Langa and Nyanga locations. A cold snap accompanied by rain made it cheerless work for the soldiers at the weekend.
Identifier: islandora:16298

Title: Police lashes out of a protester with his weapon, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Weapons, Law enforcement
Description: Onlookers and passers-by duck for cover as a riot policeman lashes out with his truncheon near Greenmarket Square today when unrest flared up in Cape Town again today.
Identifier: islandora:16281

Title: Police clash with protesters, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Scenes like this occurred in parts of the city last night when rioting broke out following the torchlight procession and protest meeting. Time and again the police made baton charges to disperse the mob which pelted them with bottles and stones.
Identifier: islandora:16471

Title: A bus so full, that people are sitting on the roof, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Law enforcement, Grief
Description: Part of the 20 000-strong crowd which went to the Gugulethu Stadium to pay their respects to the nine. Two people died in unrest after the funeral when police fired on mourners with birdshot, teargas and rubber bullets.
Identifier: islandora:16233

Title: Police clash with protesters, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Police clash with protesters, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16411

Title: Police remove protesters, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), circa 1972, Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Police remove protesters sitting on steps, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16426

Title: Policeman hits protester, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: A young boy flees as a riot policemen hits out with his rubber baton during yesterday's rioting in Athlone.
Identifier: islandora:16258

Title: Injured protestor, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Wounds and injuries, Law enforcement, Police brutality
Description: Protester shows his injuries, which were inflicted by police, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16446

Title: Policemen aiming their guns to fire, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Law enforcement, Protection, Weapons
Description: Some South African Police (SAP) officers take time out to play laser sport clay pigeon shooting.
Identifier: islandora:15946

Title: Police chase protesters with raised batons, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Police run after protesters with their batons raised, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16429

Title: Man with baton walks to wards a protester on the ground, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Weapons, Law enforcement
Description: Man with baton walks to wards a protester on the ground, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16282

Title: Policemen stand in a row holding rifles, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Law enforcement, Protection, Weapons
Description: Policemen stand in a row holding rifles, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15950

Title: Protest, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Law enforcement
Description: Police escort protesters down a flight of steps.
Identifier: islandora:16450

Title: Policeman grabbing protester, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Demonstrations, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: People watch as a policeman grabs hold of a protester, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16403

Title: Riot police armed with sjamboks, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Law enforcement, Weapons
Description: Police SA (Riots) 85.
Identifier: islandora:16241

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