South African special police unit Hawks have arrested an Indian-origin woman and her partner, both allegedly linked to Islamic State, on charges of abducting a British couple. Above, a representation image showing the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants in Iraq. Photo: ReutersJohannesburg: South African special police unit Hawks have arrested an Indian-origin woman and her partner, both allegedly linked to Islamic State, on charges of abducting a British couple. Ebrahim Deen of the Afro-Middle East Centre told the weekly that South African Muslims posed no threat to travellers and that the incident was more related to crime than an ISIS attack. “Muslims are largely integrated in (South African) society, are not disillusioned and they face little discrimination like in Europe and elsewhere,” he said.

Source: Mint February 26, 2018 07:18 UTC