Thatcher case twist as list of alleged coup backers vanishes
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THE Thatcher saga took a dramatic twist last night when it emerged a key witness in the police investigation has disappeared, taking with him a list of wealthy individuals who supposedly bankrolled an alleged coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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Mark Thatcher, multi-millionaire businessman and son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had planned to flee South Africa shortly before he was arrested on charges of being involved in a coup plot to overthrow the government of the central
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Cape Town Aug 25 b(dpa) - Mark Thatcher, the son of the former British prime minister, was arrested at his home in South Africa for his alleged involvement in a planned coup in the west African state of Equatorial Guinea, officials from the country&#39;s top
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Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed to learn her son Mark had been arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea but was confident he would be found innocent, her spokesman said.
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JOHANNESBURG, Aug 29  - The arrest of Mark Thatcher in South Africa over a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea is shining a spotlight on powerful members of the British elite who may have colluded to take over the oil-rich African country.
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Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities. He was arrested earlier this month by South African police for breaching South African laws and was released after posting bail.
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Mark Thatcher, the son of the former UK prime minister, has arrived in court following his arrest over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
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One of Britain's iconic names is back, in bizarre circumstances tailor-made for the country's boisterous tabloids. Sir Mark Thatcher &#151; son of British political legend Margaret Thatcher, titled by inheritance, and wealthy through connections and marriage &#151; is in trouble in a far-off land for allegedly bankrolling a bungled African coup attempt.
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First, the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was caught in his pyjamas when police raided his Cape Town home. Then he was robbed in a holding cell while waiting to be charged with helping finance a foiled coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
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The trial of Sir Mark Thatcher in South Africa on charges that he helped finance a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea has been postponed until 8 April next year.
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Sir Mark Thatcher was arrested at his South African home yesterday on suspicion of helping to pay for a coup attempt in the oil-rich state of Equatorial Guinea.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - The son of former  British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was planning to leave  South Africa before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a  coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, police said  Thursday.
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Former British PM Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son arrested in South Africa for possible connection to alleged coup plot. After numerous rumors and allegations linking him to a plan to overthrow the leader of oil-rich
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LONDON  - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has posted bail for her son Mark, who is accused of involvement in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, a source close to Thatcher said Wednesday.
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The son of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was charged in a South African court of bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected mercenaries five months ago.
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The trial of 19 people accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea was suspended indefinitely to take into account new developments such as the arrest of Margaret Thatcher's son in South Africa.
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Sir Mark Thatcher has arrived at a magistratesâ court in South Africa for a hearing on charges that he allegedly helped bankroll a coup attempt that failed in Equatorial Guinea.