People Against Gangsterism and Drugs is a South African vigilante group formed in 1996 in Cape Town. Through 2010 the opening said its armed cell, G-Force, was believed responsible for carrying out acts of terrorism. Today the opening describes only its arson and murder against gangsters, and the word terror survives six times in the body. A reader today does not learn that PAGAD's G-Force was believed responsible for acts of terrorism.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01. “terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 6.
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The opening as it read in 2005
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs ( PAGAD ) was formed in 1996 as a community anticrime group fighting drugs and violence in the Cape Flats section of Cape Town , South Africa , but by early 1998 had also become antigovernment and anti-Western. PAGAD and its Islamic ally Qibla view the South African Government as a threat to Islamic values and consequently promote greater political voice for South African Muslims. The group is led by Abdus Salaam Ebrahim . PAGAD's G-Force (Gun Force) operates in small cells and is believed responsible for carrying out acts of terrorism . PAGAD uses several front names, including Muslims Against Global Oppression (MAGO) and Muslims Against Illegitimate Leaders (MAIL), when launching anti-Western protests and campaigns.1
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People Against Gangsterism and Drugs ( PAGAD ) was formed in 1996 as an Islamically -oriented, militant group in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town , South Africa .It claims to fight drugs and gangsterism but its members have been implicated in several criminal and terrorist acts.
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People Against Gangsterism and Drugs ( PAGAD ) was a vigilante group formed in 1996 in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town , South Africa .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs ( PAGAD ) is a group formed in 1996 in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town , South Africa .The organisation came to prominence for acts of vigilante violence against gangsters, including arson and murder.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Violent South African vigilante group People Against Gangsterism and Drugs ( PAGAD ) is a group formed in 1996 in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town , South Africa . The organisation came to prominence for acts against gangsters, including arson and murder.
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“terror” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 6. Read the current article and compare.
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formed in 1996 as a community anticrime group fighting drugs and violence in the cape flats section of cape tow
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group formed in 1996 in the cape flats area of cape town
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