ROBERT JOHN MCBRIDE
That is correct.  This was regarded by us as an unsuccessful operation.
"The target was originally a police vehicle that parked almost on a permanent basis at the bottom of Point Road.  This is Point Road I think Smit Street intersection.  Matthew's task was to place the limpet mine in this vehicle and we would pick him up afterwards.   On his way to the vehicle, after being dropped off, he became scared because he was under the impression that he had been spotted by the police and he panicked and dropped the explosive device into a refuse bin.  In all three incidents carried out on 21/22 June, there were no injuries and no one was killed.  The three operations were all intended to continue the sabotage campaign, disrupt the oil supplies as in the first one - the economic sabotage and armed propaganda.   This as per instructions and policy of the ANC then."