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Rwandan genocide suspect refuses to attend trial opening - UN judges

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Judges at a U.N. court on Thursday said Felicien Kabuga was not attending the opening of his trial on three counts of genocide in Rwanda, but ruled the case would go ahead.

Reporting by Stephanie Van Den Berg; Editing by Alison Williams.

Reporting by Stephanie Van Den Berg; Editing by Alison Williams
 

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