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France's top court closes probe of plane crash that sparked Rwandan genocide in 1994

Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana (C) was killed when his plane was shot down in 1994, triggering the genocide of some 800,000 in the east African country. AFP/File

The investigation into who shot down the presidential plane in 1994, which sparked the Rwandan genocide, will be officially closed, according to France’s Court of Cassation.

"The investigation was complete, and sufficient charges did not exist against anyone for committing the alleged crimes, nor any other infraction," said the court on Tuesday, rejecting the appeal made by families of those killed in the missile attack that hit then-Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana's plane on 6 April 1994.

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