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Court appearance for Tutu burglars

SOWETO, South Africa, June 13 (UPI) -- Five men arrested in a burglary at the home of Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu are expected to be formally charged in a South African magistrate's court.

Four of the men are accused of breaking into the archbishop's Soweto home near Johannesburg and stealing a number of items including his Nobel Peace Prize, The Independent reported Wednesday on its Web site.

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A fifth suspect is charged with possession of stolen property.

In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, the burglars removed a gold Martin Luther King medal and appliances from the home.

Police managed to recover the stolen goods thanks to a tip from an informant.

The archbishop and his wife were abroad when the burglary occurred Sunday.

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