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Rwanda rebel FDLR leader Mbarushimana held in France

A leader of the Rwandan FDLR rebel group has been arrested in France on war crimes charges, the International Criminal Court says.

In a sealed warrant, Callixte Mbarushimana is accused of 11 counts of murder, rape and other crimes committed during the long conflict in DR Congo.

He last year told the BBC he denied any responsibility for war crimes and said FDLR fighters did not attack civilians.

FDLR fighters were recently accused of raping hundreds of people in DR Congo....
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