South Africa Security Agency Notes Report of Iran Plot to Assassinate US Ambassador

South Africa Security Agency Notes Report of Iran Plot to Assassinate US Ambassador
Lana Marks, U.S. ambassador to South Africa since October 2019, in New York City, N.Y., on June 4, 2012. Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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South Africa’s State Security Agency on Monday said it was aware of reports of an alleged plot to assassinate the United States ambassador and said it was taking steps to ensure no harm would come to any diplomats stationed in the country.

In a press statement, the country’s official security agency stated that it has “noted reports about an alleged plot to assassinate the United States Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Lana Marks.”

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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