France detains two Rwandan genocide suspects

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Source: Reuters

Saturday, July 21, 2007; 6:34 AM

PARIS (Reuters) - Police said they had arrested two Rwandans living in exile in France who are wanted by an international court trying suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. ~snip~

The two men, who were arrested on Friday, were expected to be transferred to Paris.

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, a long-time champion of human rights, welcomed news of the arrests in a statement issued late on Friday.

"After the detention of Mr. Kamali a few weeks ago, these arrests illustrate the firm desire of the French authorities to fully cooperate with the ICTR," he said, referring to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. ~snip~

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