US government warns of attack in Sandton, but has no specifics: The US embassy has also recently updated its travel advisory to South Africa as a ‘violent country with civil unrest’
Without providing any specifics as to which form it would take, the United States embassy has warned of a possible terror attack in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton area this Saturday.
“There is no further information regarding the timing, method, or target of the potential attack. The US 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 to 30 October 2022,” the embassy said. “Violent crime – such as armed robbery, rape, carjacking, mugging, and “smash-and-grab” attacks on vehicles – is common. There is a higher risk of violent crime in the central business districts of major cities after dark,” the embassy said in a 5 October note.
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