US sanctions four members of ISIS cell in SA
The step comes after the US Embassy warned that there’s a risk of a terror attack in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, without providing more information.
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The step comes after the US Embassy warned that there’s a risk of a terror attack in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, without providing more information.
Despite serious allegations levelled against alleged Islamic State funder Farhad Hoomer and his co-accused, they walked out of court free men when their cases were provisionally withdrawn last year.
The US Treasury has designated four members of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) cell operating in Durban.
The alleged cell is apparently led by led by Farhad Hoomer, who was sanctioned by the US in March this year
The US has sanctioned four men allegedly linked to the terror group and revealed eight companies either run or controlled by them to support their activities