Reply #1: 'Dogs of War' author in real-life African thriller

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This is a very strange case indeed:

Frederick Forsyth in real-life African thriller

Mr Forsyth, the author of The Day of the Jackal, flew to Guinea-Bissau, in Africa, to research a new book on Sunday.

But within a day the chief of the army had been killed by a bomb and the president shot and then hacked to pieces with a machete.

He told the BBC the drama was "garnish on the cake" that might be in his new novel, adding: "I can assure you I had nothing to do with the coup d'etat."

Mr Forsyth has previously admitted helping to finance a 1973 coup attempt in another West African state, Equatorial Guinea.

This week's events will inevitably draw comparisons with his 1974 book The Dogs of War, about a plan to topple the government of a fictional African country.

The best-selling author arrived in Guinea-Bissau from the Portuguese capital Lisbon just after the army chief, General Tagme Na Waie, was assassinated on Sunday...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/4942006/Frederick-Forsyth-in-real-life-African-thriller.html

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