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Seized plane left South Africa illegally

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By Basildon Peta, Peter Fabricius, Reuters and Sapa

The plane carrying 64 suspected mercenaries which Zimbabwe claims was registered in the United States took off illegally from South Africa before being impounded in Harare.

"We have discovered that it took off from Wonderboom Airport (north of Pretoria) which is not an international airport," said Moses Seate, spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA).

"It is illegal to leave the country from an airport that is not designated as an international departure point," said Seate.

A CAA investigator is preparing a report which is to be issued later on Tuesday, he added.

Sixty-four "heavily built men", mostly white, are in Zimbabwe custody after their plane was forced down by Robert Mugabe's air force.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=68&art_id=vn20040309140940220C383988&set_id=1

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