German prosecutors arrest man accused in Rwanda genocide

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German prosecutors arrested a German-Rwandan man accused of ordering killings during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.

WHO: German prosecutors

WHAT: Arrested a German-Rwandan national suspected of being an accomplice to the 1994 genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda.

WHEN: Jul 1, 2026 at 8:40 AM ET

WHERE: Hesse, Germany

WHY: The arrest followed suspicion that he ordered the deaths of 25 Tutsis on five occasions and incited extermination while serving as an assistant to the mayor of Kayove.

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