The United Kingdom (UK) has issued a travel alert to its citizens saying terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in South Africa.
The UK Foreign Service says this follows the kidnapping of two South African-British nationals. www.gov.uk says attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners such as shopping areas in major cities, and there’s a heightened threat of terrorist attacks globally against UK interests and British nationals, from groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria. News reports suggest that a number of South African nationals have travelled to Syria, Iraq and Libya.
They are likely to pose a security threat on their return, and the main threat is from extremists linked to Daesh .
Meanwhile, the UK government has issued a travel alert warning UK citizens against possible terrorist activity in South Africa. https://t.co/30E7pcpO6Z
— Lezanne (@Lizira00) February 22, 2018
