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Extradition hearing again postponed

    NAIROBI

    The Tanzanian court hearing for the extradition of a genocide suspect to Rwanda has been postponed yet again, pending a decision on the defendant's request for a bilingual lawyer, the Hirondelle news agency reported. The hearing on the extradition of Major Bernard Ntuyahaga - wanted in connection with the murder of ex-Rwandan premier Agathe Uwilingiyimana and 10 Belgian peacekeepers - was due to be heard on Wednesday after being postponed twice. "We are still waiting for the high court response on the defence counsel application," the presiding magistrate told the court. The hearing is now due to take place next Wednesday.

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