Let the World Cup Bomb Threats Begin

The South African police will have their hands full chasing bomb threats around this summer.

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 U.S.-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-Qaida and other linked groups. In the article, the author says he is not a spokesman for al-Qaida.

Police minister Mthethwa said: “Recent media reports suggesting such threats exist hold no water.” He said every threat was checked: “We simply cannot ignore them.”

Can't we all just get along?

By: Brant