Hotel Rwanda ‘hero’ admits forming armed group behind deadly attacks

Paul Rusesabagina (R) in the pink inmate's uniform arrives from the Nyarugenge prison at the Nyarugenge Court of Justice in Kigali

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Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the "Hotel Rwanda" film, admitted to a Kigali court on Friday that he had formed an armed group but denied any role in their crimes.

"We formed the FLN (National Liberation Front) as an armed wing, not as a terrorist group as the prosecution keeps saying. I do not deny that the FLN committed crimes but my role was diplomacy," he said.

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