Rwanda: Two to Face Trial in France Over Rwandan Genocide

Two former Rwandan local officials are to face trial in France for their alleged participation in the 1994 genocide. Octavien Ngenzi and Tito Barahira are accused of inciting crowds to massacre hundreds of Tutsis at a church in the town of Karabondo.

The trial would be the second Rwandan genocide trial in France, following former presidential guard Pascal Simbikangwa's sentencing to 25 years in jail in March this year.

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