Islamic Extremism
Generally, the local Muslim population are known to be peaceful, tolerant and moderate. There have been cases, however, where foreign terrorists have used South Africa as a staging post and later attempted to or succeeded in carrying out attacks abroad. Critics claim widespread corruption among police and officials, including the sale of South African passports, had undermined counter-terrorism efforts.
It was feared prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cup that Islamist extremists may have carried out attacks during the tournament and there were reports of Somali al-Qaeda, al-Shabab and Pakistani militant run camps in neighbouring Mozambique. Despite this, no direct threats or attacks materialised.
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