WORLD IN BRIEF : SOUTH AFRICA : 3 Escapees Linked to Death Squads
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Three suspected right-wing terrorists who escaped custody in Namibia have been linked to South African-based death squads believed responsible for assassinating two white activists, police said. The men, two South Africans and a West German, overpowered two police guards, seriously injuring one, and escaped in a waiting car with two accomplices near Windhoek, Namibia’s territorial capital.
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