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WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH AFRICA : Mandela Says ANC Shares in Violence

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, admitting that ANC members are partly responsible for bloody black factional fighting, pleaded with his followers to refrain from violence. Mandela, president of the African National Congress, urged his supporters to show tolerance for their political opponents, such as the Inkatha Freedom Party. The ANC has often blamed the political violence that has killed thousands in recent years on its opponents.

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