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South African police investigating World Cup bribes (The Associated Press)

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa's organized and serious crime unit said Thursday it was conducting a ''preliminary'' investigation into bribery allegations surrounding the 2010 World Cup bid.

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The unit's spokesman, Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, told The Associated Press that a file had been opened and the unit would decide whether the information provided by an opposition political party called for a full investigation.