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South Africa police foil right-wing terror plot
Police in South Africa say they have foiled a plot by white extremists to suspected of having weapons and planning attacks on undisclosed targets, a spokesman said Monday.
After a nearly two-year investigation, police arrested four men, “believed to be right-wing extremists, suspected of acts of terrorism,” according to police spokesman Brigadier Billy Jones.
During a raid, police said they uncovered evidence supporting the investigation on their premises.
Mr Jones told reporters the plot was not linked with the ruling African National Congress (ANC)’s political conference under way in the city of Bloemfontein.
“We are not linking this to the ANC conference. The investigation is taking place at several points across the country,” he said.
“Four people were arrested… not linked to the conference at all. . . . Those people were arrested in different places in the country.”
Local media claimed that the plot was targeting the African National Congress’s five-yearly leadership conference in Bloemfontein.
