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- 01A post-mortem analysis found that the majority of the 69 dead had been shot in the back, confirming they were fleeing when killed.
- 02Police fired 705 rounds in approximately 40 seconds; 180 people were wounded in addition to the 69 killed.
- 03The massacre directly triggered the UN Security Council's first-ever resolution condemning South Africa, passing on April 1, 1960.