The\u00a0British government has issued a travel warning to its citizens in South Africa, following potential terror activities in the country.<\/p>\n
In a post published on the UK government’s official travel advice page<\/a><\/strong>, it warned that UK citizens in particular were targets and at risk of kidnapping for financial gain.<\/p>\n The statement reads:<\/p>\n Updated information on the terrorist threat from extremists linked to Daesh; in February 2018, two South African-British dual nationals were kidnapped; Safety and security section (Criminal kidnaps) – there’s an increasing threat of kidnap throughout South Africa; kidnaps can be for financial gain or motivated by criminality; British nationals can be perceived as being wealthier than locals and may be at particular risk of kidnap for financial gain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The advisory follows reports that police and intelligence agencies have linked the disappearance of a Cape Town couple to a cell with ties to the global terror group ISIS.<\/p>\n The missing couple, whose names have been withheld by authorities, are understood to have been kidnapped while on holiday in KwaZulu-Natal,\u00a0reports TimesLive<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Following their disappearance, a man and woman who had been held under surveillance by counter-terrorism agents were arrested in a covert swoop in Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n
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