Wed 26 October 2022:
The US government has issued a security alert and warned its embassy staff about a “possible terrorist attack” in greater Sandton, reportedly planned for Saturday October 29.
In an advisory, published on Wednesday, the US government said:
The U.S. government has received information that terrorists may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people at an unspecified location in the greater Sandton area of Johannesburg, South Africa, on 29 October 2022. There is no further information regarding the timing, method, or target of the potential attack. The U.S. Embassy has advised staff to avoid crowds of people and other large public gatherings in the greater Sandton area of Johannesburg during the weekend of 29-30 October 2022.
Sandton, located about 15km north of the Johannesburg CBD, is home to the headquarters of many of South Africa’s biggest companies as well as many multinational businesses, including US firms.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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