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South African President Says U.S. Terror Alert is 'Unfortunate'

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans should be best informed by the South African government on matters of state security. The president said it was unfortunate that the United States government issued a terror alert on Wednesday without discussing it with the South African government.

"Following that, we were able to engage them and to get to understand precisely where this warning or this information has come from. We are in the course of doing precisely that because warnings such as those do send a lot of panic amongst our people and South Africans should be best informed by the South African government," the President said.

Earlier, the government said law enforcement agencies would monitor any potential threats to the public. The alert specified that terrorists "may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people" in Sandton, Johannesburg.

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Sandton City Mall Johannesburg, South Africa (file photo).

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