Man who inspired movie Hotel Rwanda returns to US after being freed from jail

Paul Rusesabagina has returned to the US after being imprisoned in Rwanda (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier, File)

The man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence has returned to the United States, where he will reunite with his family after being held for more than two years.

Paul Rusesabagina’s arrival in the US was expected this week. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told journalists on Monday that Mr Rusesabagina was in Doha, Qatar and would be making his way back to the US.