Tourist killed at South African golf course

An Austrian tourist was shot to death at a golf course near Durban, South African police said, as football officials gathered in the coastal city for today's World Cup draw.

Fifa President Sepp Blatter said the man, whose identity has not yet been released, was not connected to the 3,000-strong Fifa delegation visiting Durban.

But the shooting highlighted the crime that plagues the South African host of the 2010 World Cup. The country has a murder rate of more than 50 killings per day.

Police have mounted a blanket security operation this weekend in Durban, a city of 3.5 million people. 2010 organising chief Danny Jordaan said there have been no incidents linked to the draw.

Police said the man was shot in the chest on Saturday while playing golf on the Selborne Estate, a golf and spa resort protected by electric fencing.

His mobile phone had been stolen, but no other possessions were missing.