Terror Attack In South Africa

The US government warned Wednesday of a possible "terrorist" attack during the weekend in the financial hub of South Africa's largest city Johannesburg.

Strongly condemning recent terror attacks, including in India, representative of BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - member nations sought a "firm" legal framework under the United Nations for concerted efforts to fight terrorism effectively and called for expediting negotiations to an international accord against the menace.

The United States on Saturday warned its citizens in South Africa of possibly imminent terror attacks by Islamic extremists in the country's major cities.

President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Joseph Blatter has condemned the terror attack targeting the Boston Marathon.

Cricket South Africa is not too much concerned about the warning of terrorist attacks in London during the Olympic Games and is going ahead with its national team's tour of England next month, according to its chief executive.

A Pakistani suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been arrested in Zimbabwe as he tried to cross into World Cup host South Africa, police and state media said Saturday.

An alleged Al-Qaida militant detained in Iraq said on Tuesday he had talked to friends about attacking Danish and Dutch teams at the World Cup in South Africa next month to avenge insults against the Prophet Muhammad.

The Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers has set the alarm bells ringing for the organisers of the Twenty20 World Cup in England.

The US government warned Wednesday of a possible "terrorist" attack during the weekend in the financial hub of South Africa's largest city Johannesburg.

Strongly condemning recent terror attacks, including in India, representative of BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - member nations sought a "firm" legal framework under the United Nations for concerted efforts to fight terrorism effectively and called for expediting negotiations to an international accord against the menace.

The United States on Saturday warned its citizens in South Africa of possibly imminent terror attacks by Islamic extremists in the country's major cities.

President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Joseph Blatter has condemned the terror attack targeting the Boston Marathon.

Cricket South Africa is not too much concerned about the warning of terrorist attacks in London during the Olympic Games and is going ahead with its national team's tour of England next month, according to its chief executive.

A Pakistani suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks has been arrested in Zimbabwe as he tried to cross into World Cup host South Africa, police and state media said Saturday.

An alleged Al-Qaida militant detained in Iraq said on Tuesday he had talked to friends about attacking Danish and Dutch teams at the World Cup in South Africa next month to avenge insults against the Prophet Muhammad.

The Lahore terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers has set the alarm bells ringing for the organisers of the Twenty20 World Cup in England.