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Protesters in Canada call for suspect’s extradition

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    Meanwhile, Rwandan-Canadian youth activists protested outside the Canadian parliament in the capital Ottawa on Wednesday to demand the arrest of alleged genocide instigator Leon Mugesera, news agencies reported. The Associated Press (AP) said dozens of protesters called on Canada to send Mugesera back to Rwanda to stand trial. Mugesera, a former presidential advisor, fled Rwanda for Canada before the 1994 genocide and was given refugee status in 1993, AP said. He was ordered deported from Canada in 1996 but has remained in the country during the appeals process.

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