95 Libyans arrested in breakfast raid at ‘secret military camp’ in Mpumalanga [VIDEO]

In a dramatic early morning raid, Mpumalanga police arrested almost a hundred Libyan nationals at what is believed to be a military camp on a piece of land in White River, Mpumalanga.

While police have not yet made any allegations of extremism around the find of the camp, the foreign nationals allegedly came to South Africa four months ago for what is believed to have been “security training”.

Newzroom Afrika footage showed a well-laid-out military camp which also features a gym.

‘Secret military camp’ in White River

Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said there is a shooting range on the private piece of land, which was rented out by the owner.

He revealed that illegal firearms, military equipment, cocaine, dagga and other illegal substances were confiscated during the raid on the alleged military camp.

Possible link to crimes in the area

Mdhluli hinted that larger developments may follow.

“There have been crimes, including rape, in the area that the police are investigating which could be linked to some of the suspects. This is just the start of bigger things,” Mdhluli said.

It is not the first time that allegations of illegal military training camps in South Africa have been made.

WATCH: A police raid on the military camp

“Due to the fact that they are Libyan nationals, language challenges are posing a problem for investigators at this stage,” Mdhluli said.

The investigations into the discovery will include the South African Police Service (Saps) and the Department of Home Affairs.

We know that according to applied for visa, there is the possibility that they misrepresented themselves

• This is a developing story.

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