Incident Summary:

11/03/2000: A bomb was diffused before exploding outside the Keg and Swan pub in Cape Town, South Africa. Two people possibly connected to the bombing were arrested for questioning.

Overview

GTD ID:
200011030003

When:
2000-11-03

Country:
South Africa

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Western Cape (Province)

City:
Cape Town

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	No

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Civilians
Entity Type	Indiscriminate Civilians/Non-Combatants
Specific Description	People patronizing the Keg and Swan pub in Cape Town
Nationality of Target	South Africa

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	No

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Unknown Explosive Type

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	No
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	2
Number of Captured Perpetrators	2

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	0
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	0
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
”Police defuse bomb outside pub in Cape Town,• Agence France Presse, November 3, 2000.
”Political Parties Praise Cops for Defusing Bomb,• SAPA (South African Press Association), November 3, 2000.
”Bomb Suspects Still Being Questioned Late on Friday,• SAPA (South African Press Association), November 3, 2000.