- JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's police minister says reports of a terrorist threat to the World Cup can't be ignored, but "hold no water." Nathi Mthethwa released a statement late Friday, after an online magazine wrote about "how beautiful" it would be if a bomb exploded at the US-England match in Rustenburg.
The comments appeared to come from a contributor to a militant e-magazine called "Yearners for Paradise," not the usual sites used by Al-Qaeda and other linked groups.
In the article, the author says he is not a spokesman for Al-Qaeda.
Police minister Mthethwa says: "Recent media reports suggesting such threats exist hold no water." He said every threat was checked: "We simply cannot ignore them."