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Rwandan rebel denies killing British tourists

A Rwandan rebel today pleaded not guilty to charges of killing eight tourists from Britain, the United States and New Zealand and a Ugandan tour guide who were on a gorilla-watching trip in 1999.

Rwandan rebel denies killing British tourists

Mon, 21 Nov, 2005 - 14:25

A Rwandan rebel today pleaded not guilty to charges of killing eight tourists from Britain, the United States and New Zealand and a Ugandan tour guide who were on a gorilla-watching trip in 1999.

Jean-Paul Bizimana, alias Xavier Van Dame, 30, could face the death penalty if the High Court convicts him.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Britain Place: United States Place: New Zealand Place: Uganda Place: Congo Place: Rwanda Place: Kampala Place: Portland, Oregon Place: London Place: Africa Place: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Place: Zaire Person: Jean-Paul Bizimana Person: Xavier Van Dame Person: Judge Person: John Bosco Katutsi Person: Bizimana Person: Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Person: Simon Mugenyi Person: Rob Haubner Person: Susan Miller Person: Rhonda Avis Person: Michelle Strathern Person: Martin Friend Person: Steven Robert Person: Mark Lindgren Person: Joanne Cotton Person: Ross Wagaba Person: Miller Person: Leonidas Bimenyiamana Person: Francois Karake Person: Gregoire Nyaminami Person: Haubner Person: Americans Event: 1999 genocide Organisation: High Court Organisation: US Organisation: Rwandan government Organisation: Rwandan army Organisation: Liberation Army of Rwanda Organisation: Army Organisation: Interahamwe

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