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Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishema in South Africa court

Fulgence Kayishema was arrested near Cape Town and is expected to be extradited to Rwanda [Nic Bothma/Reuters]

Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most wanted remaining fugitives of the Rwandan genocide, has appeared before a court in the South African city of Cape Town following his arrest this week after 22 years on the run.

Kayishema is accused of taking part in the killing of 2,000 people sheltering inside a Catholic church in one of the 1994 Rwandan genocide’s bloodiest episodes.

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