US Embassy�s Security Alert Angers Botswana

Township Rollers' Galagwe Moyana (right) tussles for the ball with Chiefs' player, Ayanda Molefhe PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
Township Rollers' Galagwe Moyana (right) tussles for the ball with Chiefs' player, Ayanda Molefhe PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

Relations between the local US embassy and the Botswana Government soured on Friday after the US embassy used Facebook to post a false alarm regarding the security situation in the government enclave and the US embassy surroundings.

The American embassy warned the public to keep away from the government enclave Friday saying there was a security situation that was unfolding there. The public were warned to avoid the government enclave until further notice. The Facebook post by the US embassy in Gaborone said, “ There is currently a security situation unfolding in the Government Enclave. Local authorities are responding to the situation. Avoid the general Government Enclave area, which includes the U.S. Embassy, until further notice.”

The public notice by the American embassy would soon send shivers down the spines of many who thought there may be some military aggression at the Office of the President, or some terrorists may had started attacking the US embassy, which is also based in the government enclave.

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