South African police investigate bomb scare at Cape Town Jewish community center

Zev Stub is the Times of Israel's Diaspora Affairs correspondent.

South African police are investigating reports of an explosive device that was found outside a Jewish community center in Cape Town on Friday morning.

On Friday, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies informed police that an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) was discovered outside the Jewish community offices around 10:30 a.m.

Following some confusion, local media subsequently reported that the news was false. However, that was mistaken, and the serious crimes division of South African police, known as the Hawks, is now investigating.

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