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Rights group asserts 'Hotel Rwanda' hero was forcibly taken

by Associated Press
| September 11, 2020 2:06 AM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Paul Rusesabagina sounded strained. The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide but is now accused of terrorism in Rwanda was speaking to his family for the first time since being paraded in handcuffs on Aug. 31. But something was wrong.

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