Two very interesting links with South Africa and Al Queda happened recently, the first being the arrest of a woman in Texas who had torn 6 pages out
of her South African passport and who was on the US -Al Queda watchlist. Her name is Farida Goolam Mohamed Ahmed. She was stopped at McAllen Miller
International Airport on July 19. She was headed to New York.
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The second also included in the article is:
"Tuesday, the South African government issued a warning that al-Qaida militants and other terrorists traveling through Europe had obtained South
African passports, and authorities believe they got them from crime syndicates operating inside the government agency that issues the documents.
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Now in todays news from South Africa (3rd August 2004) comes this article.
South African News Article
"Johannesburg - South Africa might be more susceptible to terror attacks and more South Africans could be involved in them than was originally
thought.
This came to light after two South Africans were arrested in Pakistan in connection with alleged links to al-Qaeda.
According to an expert on terror, the men had been planning to launch terror attacks on tourism attractions in Johannesburg.
Dr Firoz Abubakar Ganjee, a Johannesburg doctor, and Zubair Ismael, 20, a student from Laudium, Tshwane, were captured last Sunday in Gujrat, in
eastern Pakistan."
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and
"In Johannesburg, a terror attack would be more likely on the commercial sector.
But, Botha thought a terror attack in South Africa was improbable - "Strategically, it wouldn't make sense."
"South Africa is not involved in the war in Iraq and is also not pro-United States. The government is also sympathetic towards Palestine."
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[edit on 8-4-2004 by Valhall]
[edit on 8-4-2004 by Valhall]