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Islamist terrorism main concern ahead of Paris Games, city’s police chief says

Islamist terrorism main concern ahead of Paris Games, city’s police chief says

ISLAMIST terrorism is the main security worry ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics, the French capital's chief of police Laurent Nunez said. France is on its highest level of security alert as the Games approach, with the country additionally preparing for snap legislative elections at the end of June. French authorities also recently foiled an attack on a sports stadium in another French city. "Islamist terrorism remains our main concern," Nunez told a press conference seven weeks before the Olympics opening ceremony, which will be held on and along the River Seine on July 26. "There is no clear-cut threat…
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South Africa provides fertile ground for funders of terrorism. Here’s why

South Africa provides fertile ground for funders of terrorism. Here’s why

THE US embassy in South Africa has twice raised the alarm recently about terrorism in the country. On 26 October it issued a security alert for a possible terror attack in Sandton, the financial centre of Johannesburg. Days later it blacklisted four individuals and eight companies as terrorist financiers for Islamic State (ISIS). This followed media reports, most notably by The Economist, showing that ISIS was using South Africa to add to its war chest. There is a long history of concerns about the country’s deficiencies in dealing with terrorism financing activities within its borders. More than 15 years ago,…
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