| NOUN | group | People against Gangsterism and Drugs, PAGAD | a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords |
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| Meaning | A terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism. | |
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| Synonym | PAGAD | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | South Africa, Republic of South Africa | A republic at the southernmost part of Africa |
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