Americans Warned on S. Africa Rural Travel
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PRETORIA, South Africa — American visitors to South Africa are warned not to travel into the countryside without contacting a U.S. diplomatic mission to learn if the region is safe, U.S. Embassy spokesman Frank Lattanzi said Thursday. He said special warnings have been issued since mid-April.
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