South African police say they have arrested 95 Libyan nationals on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp in the north of the country.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country.

The camp was discovered at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220 miles) northeast of Johannesburg, police said.

National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a post on the social media site X that the Libyans stated they had entered the country on study visas to train as security guards, but police investigations suggest they have received military training.

  • DominusOfMegadeusEnglish
    3•1 month ago

    I did not immediately grasp the significance of this, so:

    Police and authorities have not said whether the camps are suspected of being connected to a particular group or conflict.

    Macie said investigations would establish if there was a network of camps in South Africa and show “why they are here doing military training in our country.”

    Apparently no one else does either.