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Over 100 held after police round-up

    NAIROBI

    About 110 people are still being held after a police swoop on Kigali and its environs on Sunday in a bid to fight crime, according to Rwandan interior minister, Abdul-Karim Harerimana, According to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report on Monday, between 400 and 500 people were arrested - contrary to earlier media reports of about 1,000 arrests - with most of the suspects later released.

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