The South African government is monitoring a number of people linked to a reported threat to US interests, but was satisfied that no one faced any imminent danger, the security minister said.<\/p>\n
The US Embassy warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible attack by militants, a rare security alert in a stable democracy seldom associated with Islamist militancy.<\/p>\n
State Security Minister David Mahlobo said the US Embassy had shared information linked to the warning with his officials.<\/p>\n
“This is not a new information, the information has been shared over the past few days, the information has been acted upon,” he said.<\/p>\n
“In terms of our own threat analysis, we had to do a threat analysis, who is the source and what is happening, and came to the conclusion that there is no immediate danger.”<\/p>\n
In Washington, a State Department official said the security message was to inform US citizens that militants may be targeting US interests in South Africa, including US government facilities and businesses.<\/p>\n
“There is no additional information as to timing or potential targeting,” the official said.<\/p>\n
“US citizens should be vigilant and take appropriate steps to enhance their personal security.”<\/p>\n
The embassy and consulates in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town closed for several days in 2009 after what US officials described as a specific threat to diplomatic missions in South Africa.<\/p>\n
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