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France puts Rwandan doctor on trial for alleged role in 1994 genocide

Eugene Rwamucyo is accused of participating in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He denies the charges. © PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP

Eugene Rwamucyo, a former doctor who practiced in France until 2010, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. His is the eighth such case to be tried in France, which has refused to extradite suspects over concerns they would be denied a fair hearing.

Rwamucyo, 65, stands accused of spreading propaganda against Rwanda's Tutsi population, who made up most of the 800,000 estimated victims of the 1994 massacres.

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