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The trial is underway of a group of three South African men on charges of sabotage. It is allleged that they planned to blow up the Vaal Dam. The three are described as Boer right-wingers and had, at six stages of the plot, recited an oath:
The oath declaressolemnlythat the takers will establish ahouseholdfor God if he should givethe Boer peoplevictory in the comingbattle.
The plot would have been put into action on the seventh recitation. One of the three men claims to be a former devil worshipper who had been converted by another member of the gang:
It was earlier testified that Peacock converted Rautenbach from Satanism to Christianity after driving his devils out. Rautenbach lived with the Peacock family and was like a son to Leon Peacock, the court was told.
Would-be bombers took 'Blood River' oath - News24, 17th January 2003.
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