Arms dealer says Thatcher wanted to buy two military helicopters
/An arms dealer, who is the key state witness in
the attempted coup in an oil-rich African state, said that he had talks
with Sir Mark Thatcher who wanted to buy two military helicopters, it
was revealed yesterday. The South African dealer, Nick du Toit, is
facing the death penalty for his role in a failed coup to over-throw
the president of Equatorial Guinea and is currently on trial. Baronesss
Thatcher's son and other Britons are accused of plotting with
mercenaries and arms dealers to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang in
March this year. The plotters are accused of planning to install an
opposition figure, now in exile in Spain, in his place, according to
the government and Mr Du Toit. Sir Mark was charged last week in South
Africa with financing the enterprise. [more 
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]- Mercenaries accused in plot say they were tortured [more ]
