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Swiss auction off supercars of Equatorial Guinea leader’s son

Supercars confiscated from the vice president of Equatorial Guinea have been auctioned.

Twenty-five luxury cars confiscated from Teodorin Nguema Obiang, the son of the ruler of Equatorial Guinea, have been auctioned off in Switzerland. The sale of the vehicles -- including Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys and Rolls Royces -- has raised more than $23 million for social projects back in the West African country.

Also in the programme: Austria's conservative People's Party, led by former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, has emerged as the biggest party in the general election but without an overall majority; and we hear from two young Afghan musicians who are using their music to cope with the violence at home.

(Photo: A Lamborghini Veneno Roadster (2014) on display ahead of the auction. Credit: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

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  • Sun 29 Sep 201920:06GMT

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