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CAPE TOWN (AFP) - A Muslim organization on Thursday condemned South Africa's government for blaming the Muslim vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) for a wave of bombings in the Western Cape. Such "provocative statements can only serve to marginalize certain communities and organizations," the small vociferous group Muslims Against Global Oppression (MAGO) said in a statement. It said Safety and Security Minister Steve Tshwete and Justice Minister Penuell were "irresponsible and unprofessional" to blame PAGAD for some 110 blasts in the city over the past four years. The bombings have claimed three lives and injured about 130 people. MAGO has strong links with PAGAD and demonstrated with them against the visit last year to South Africa by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Tshwete and Maduna have openly blamed PAGAD for the bombings - eight of which have occurred this year - and the drive-by assassination last week of a city magistrate dealing with cases against PAGAD. The latest blast was on Tuesday outside a community center where opposition politicians were meeting. It left seven people wounded, one seriously. On Friday, a bomb went off outside a cafe in the suburb of Observatory. No one was injured in the incident. PAGAD has denied any involvement. There have been no convictions for the bombings. |
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