Terrorists today dynamited the main synagogue of Johannesburg in the fourth incident of bombings of religions buildings in this city in three days. Police said there were no injuries, but stated that the office of the synagogue was thoroughly wrecked and the house of worship itself badly damaged. The blast was so heavy it shattered windows in homes and other buildings within a three-block radius of the synagogue.
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