Americans convicted in botched Congo coup charged in U.S.
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Three Americans convicted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of attempting a coup d’état last year now face charges in the U.S.
U.S. News & World Report |
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four Americans for their role in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo after three of the men were returned to U.S. custody this week, accor...
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The three young men, who were sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last May, were handed over to U.S. authorities and are on their way to the U.S.
The office of Congo's president says three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States
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