The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a political party in
South Africa, has asked the United States (US) embassy in the country to
provide evidence of its claim of possible terrorist attack in South
Africa.
On Wednesday, the US government issued a security alert
warning its citizens about the possibility of terror attacks in South Africa.
The US had said it received information that terrorists may
be planning to attack large gatherings of people in Sandton, Johannesburg, on
Saturday.
The embassy, however, added that it had no further
information regarding the timing, method, or target of the potential attack.
The warning for South Africa came hours after the US warned
its citizens in Nigeria about possible terror attacks in parts of the country.
The US had said the federal capital territory (FCT) stands a
high risk of attacks, and that terrorists may target government buildings,
places of worship, schools, and markets.
There was also no further intelligence shared on the nature
of the attack.
So far, the action has been condemned by the Nigerian
federal government, which said it will not be “stampeded” by the security
alerts and described the warning as “clickbait”.
In a statement issued on Thursday by Sinawo Thambo, EFF’s
spokesperson, the party asked the US government not to cause panic in South
Africa and share evidence of its claim on the possible terror attack.
“The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) calls on the USA
Embassy in South Africa to provide evidence for its claims of a possible
terrorist attack in Santon, “ the statement reads.
“The United States foreign missions are well known to be
information peddlers, embedded in international terrorist networks.
“It is also a historic fact that the USA invaded Iraq based
on faulty intelligence: this action alone unleashed the greatest human rights
violation by a government since the holocaust.
“For all we know, the CIA’s agents working with terrorist
groups are the ones staging the terrorist attack so as to destabilise our
country. Alternatively, the claim seeks to impact the international reputation
and standing our country as one which is terrorist infested.
“It is not the first time that the USA South Africa embassy
makes such a warning related to Sandton. Even then, they could never back it up
with credible evidence.
“We reject these warnings as part of a self-made plot to
destabilise our country and damage its reputation.
“If the USA really seeks
to protect lives they must cooperate openly with our agencies and share
evidence of their claims.”
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