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The murder of a white supremacist is raising concerns over a possible race war at this year's FIFA World Cup.
Host nation South Africa was described as "a timebomb" by followers of Eugene Terreblanche, who was hacked to death on Saturday, according to the Sun out of London.
Terreblanche, 69, was killed by two of his black farm workers in a dispute over £50 unpaid wages, that paper reports.
Andre Visagie, secretary general of Terreblanche's far-Right AWB party, called it "a declaration of war by blacks against whites".
He vowed revenge, storming: "Our members will want retribution."
Eugène Ney Terre'Blanche (January 31, 1941 - April 3, 2010) founded the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) during the apartheid era in South Africa, threatening civil war to maintain white rule in South Africa, and continued to lead the organisation until his death.
Terre'Blanche spent 3 years in prison for assaulting a black petrol station worker and the attempted murder of a black security guard in 1996.
The murder has officials worried that remaining World Cup tickets will remain unsold. With just ten weeks to go, 3.7million are still unsold.
Football analyst Ed Shirbon, who will join the 30,000 England travelling fans, said: "Simmering racial tensions in South Africa are waiting to explode."
South Africa already has a reputation for violence. Reportedly there is a killing every 25 minutes. Some 140 armed gangs operate around Capetown, where the World Cup is set to take place.
As if that were not enough, officials advise to seek medical assistance immediately should an injury occur as HIV/AIDS is described as "completely out of control". Just don't get a blood transfusion if you can help it.
It is probably not wise to venture out alone or rent a car.
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Spain 5.00
Brazil 6.00
England 7.00
Argentina 10.00
Italy 10.00
Germany 12.00
Netherlands 14.00
France 15.00
Côte d'Ivoire 25.00
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