full_name: Gary Atkinson
firstname: Gary
description: Co-owner and manager of the Heidelberg Tavern situated in Observatory, Cape Town, who suffered damages when APLA operatives attacked the tavern with a rocket launcher and automatic weapons on 30 December 1993. Four people were killed and seven were injured during the course of the attack. Three perpetrators were granted amnesty (AC/1998/0026). See APLA attacks.