WeirdWilly
06-10-2010, 06:07 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100610/wl_africa_afp/safricacrimefblwc2010
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa on Thursday urged World Cup visitors to exercise caution against crime, after two groups of journalists were robbed ahead of the opening match.
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Police said on Thursday they had arrested three people in connection with the armed robbery one day earlier of three journalists covering Portugal.
Thieves broke into their hotel room outside Johannesburg and stole passports, money and photographic equipment.
Chinese state media reported on Thursday that four Chinese journalists were also robbed at gunpoint when they stopped their car on a roadside on their way to Johannesburg. The thieves took a small amount of cash and a camera.
South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates -- with an average 50 killings a day -- making security one of the biggest headaches for World Cup organisers.
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True story - I had a couple of passengers originally from South Africa last year. They told me they felt safer IN DETROIT than they did back home.
That's sad - on both ends!
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa on Thursday urged World Cup visitors to exercise caution against crime, after two groups of journalists were robbed ahead of the opening match.
( snip )
Police said on Thursday they had arrested three people in connection with the armed robbery one day earlier of three journalists covering Portugal.
Thieves broke into their hotel room outside Johannesburg and stole passports, money and photographic equipment.
Chinese state media reported on Thursday that four Chinese journalists were also robbed at gunpoint when they stopped their car on a roadside on their way to Johannesburg. The thieves took a small amount of cash and a camera.
South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates -- with an average 50 killings a day -- making security one of the biggest headaches for World Cup organisers.
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True story - I had a couple of passengers originally from South Africa last year. They told me they felt safer IN DETROIT than they did back home.
That's sad - on both ends!