41.   Critics, however, say there was no coup plot and that Abacha just used that as an excuse to arrest opponents.

42.   Critics have maintained there was no coup plot and that Abacha simply wanted an excuse to round up opponents and silence them.

43.   Critics have said there was no coup plot and that Abacha simply wanted an excuse to round up opponents.

44.   Diya was later implicated in a coup plot that is widely believed to have been trumped up by Abacha to neutralize potential opponents.

45.   Details of the alleged coup plot were not known.

46.   During his illness, Kremlin squabbling has erupted into wild charges and counter-charges of alleged coup plots, multimillion-dollar slush funds, embezzlement, blackmail and more.

47.   Egypt had declined to attend an economic summit in the Qatari capital, Doha, and Qatar had accused the Cairo government of complicity in a coup plot.

48.   Enrile was fired by Mrs. Aquino shortly after her government said it foiled a coup plot by officers close to him.

49.   Gen. Georg Meiring announced his resignation Monday because of controversy over a military report about an alleged coup plot.

50.   Fraser said he had serious doubts that Obasanjo was involved in a coup plot, saying the secret trials suggested there was not much credible evidence.