'Mercenaries' to face new charges

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3518864.stm

Seventy alleged mercenaries held in Zimbabwe have been charged with conspiring to murder the president of Equatorial Guinea.

They have already been charged with trying to buy weapons illegally and violating Zimbabwe's immigration laws.

Zimbabwe has accused them of planning a coup in Equatorial Guinea.

The men - who deny the charges - have been detained for the last 10 days since their plane was impounded in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare.

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1. Alleged mercenaries facing murder charge - IOL

Harare - Zimbabwe has charged 70 suspected mercenaries with conspiring to murder the president of Equatorial Guinea in what it said was a plot to topple the government of the oil-rich African state, their lawyer said on Wednesday.

"They were charged yesterday with attempting to murder the president of Equatorial Guinea and his bodyguards. There is also some indication that they could be charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA)," lawyer Jonathan Samkange said.

"This is really a fictional charge. I would not want to speculate at this point what the penalty would be," he added, saying it was unclear when his clients would appear in court.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw1079539381810B251&set_id=1

Just think what the news would be if 70 Muslims with weapons were caught on a jet?