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Daughter says 'Hotel Rwanda' hero was 'kidnapped' in Dubai

by Associated Press
| September 1, 2020 4:03 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The man portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as saving the lives of more than 1,200 people from genocide was “kidnapped” while in Dubai, his daughter asserts, while a video shared by Rwandan authorities allegedly backing his arrest on suspicion of terrorism was challenged by his foundation.

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