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The Leaflet Bomber
In 1971, young communist Bob Newland went abroad to make bombs that would scatter leaflets containing information that a post Apartheid South Africa was possible.
In 1971, young communist Bob Newland left the UK and headed to South Africa to take part in a secret mission to support the African National Congress. Known as one of the London Recruits, he took gunpowder from the UK to make bombs that would scatter leaflets on the streets containing information that a post Apartheid South Africa was possible. Bob has been speaking to Alex Collins.
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