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Mercenary jailed for coup plot

British mercenary Simon Mann has been jailed for 34 years for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea.

Mercenary plays down role as trial verdict looms

British mercenary Simon Mann faced a possible verdict Friday in his trial on charges of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea -- a plot which Mann has testified was financed and planned by others.

Mercenary points finger at Thatcher in coup case

The trial of British mercenary Simon Mann continued Thursday, a day after Mann implicated former friend Mark Thatcher in the alleged plot to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea.

British mercenary faces coup trial

A British mercenary accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea went on trial Tuesday in the country's capital, Malabo.

Fortune: Mark Thatcher's Coup De Grace

Even by the colorful standards of British scandals, the arrest in late August of Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was explosive news. The 51-year-old former racecar d...

7 years for 'mercenaries leader'

A court in Zimbabwe has sentenced a British man accused of leading a group of mercenaries plotting to topple the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea to seven years in jail.

Eq. Guinea seeks Thatcher warrant

Equatorial Guinea said Saturday it had requested international arrest warrants for Mark Thatcher, son of the former British prime minister, and other Britons implicated in an alleged coup plot for this oil-rich African nation.

'Mercenaries' trial: Briton guilty

A court in Zimbabwe has found a Briton alleged to be the leader of 70 men accused of plotting to topple the government of the oil-rich West African country of Equatorial Guinea guilty of weapons offenses.

'Mercenary' admits weapons charge

A man accused by Zimbabwe of leading 70 suspected mercenaries has pleaded guilty to attempting to possess dangerous weapons, according to news reports.

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