5 times South Africans faced acts of terror

Jehran Naidoo|Published 2 years ago

A pipe bomb exploded in the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Cape Town in 1998. File Picture.

Durban - As authorities try to quell the situation in Sandton, Gauteng, after a terrorism scare on Wednesday, South Africans were reminded of yet another harsh reality they have to live with.

This, after a warning from the US Embassy came, indicating large gatherings in Sandton may be targeted by terrorists.

With South African authorities monitoring the situation on the ground for any further developments, we take a look at five times South Africans were faced with acts of terror.

The Thulsie Twins

Twin brothers, Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie are facing three counts of terror related charges. The twins attempted to join ISIS in 2015 and also planned to bomb a Mission of the United States of America and Jewish Institutions in South Africa. Picture: Facebook

In the early 2000s a group of extremist Afrikaners called the Boeremag

Some of the Boeremag accused Tom Voster, Mike Du Toit and his brother Andre Du Toit talk to ntheir lawyers before the start of their judgement. Picture: Masi Losi

In September this year, The National Christian Resistance Movement leader Harry Johannes Knoesen, 63, was

Alleged leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement also known as the ‘Crusaders’ Harry Johannes Knoesen was arrested on Thursday. Picture: Supplied

In 2020,

Farhad Hoomer in court. Picture: Supplied

One person was killed and 27 more injured after

A pipe bomb exploded in the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Cape Town in 1998. File Picture.

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