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09/02/2004:

"Margaret Thatcher posts bail for son in South Africa"

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has agreed to post bail of 165,000 pounds ($300,000) to free her son Mark from house arrest in South Africa.

Mark Thatcher, a 51-year-old businessman, was arrested in Cape Town a week ago on suspicion of helping to finance an alleged coup bid in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea. He denies the allegation.

Full Article : japantoday.com