Police in South Africa say they have foiled a plot by white extremists to bomb black townships ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.
Seven white extremists have been arrested in connection with the plot, a spokesman for the police special investigations unit, Musa Zondi said Friday.
They were arrested late last month in the northeastern town of Phalaborwa, near the Kruger National Park. Five of those arrested have been charged with terrorism, Zondi added.
The police raid on the terrorists came following the killing of white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche which inflamed race tensions amid calls for revenge from his far-right movement.
"They were conspiring to engage in terrorist activities, which includes the fact that they wanted to blow up areas in which black people live," Zondi said adding that the charges against two of the detainees were dropped on Friday.
Police chief Bheki Cele told reporters on Friday that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11 as scheduled.
South African Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa had broken the news about the plot on Thursday, saying right-wing extremists who were planning to bomb black townships and create chaos were arrested.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Have ur say