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| Rwanda suspect 'not under arrest' | |
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| Kenyan police have confirmed they got the wrong man after arresting an individual on suspicion of being a top Rwandan genocide criminal. | Kenyan police have confirmed they got the wrong man after arresting an individual on suspicion of being a top Rwandan genocide criminal. |
| They had carried out DNA tests on the man, who was arrested on Friday in one of Nairobi's plush suburbs in the belief he could be Felicien Kabuga. | They had carried out DNA tests on the man, who was arrested on Friday in one of Nairobi's plush suburbs in the belief he could be Felicien Kabuga. |
| The Rwandan businessman is accused by the UN Rwanda war crimes tribunal of being a key financier of the genocide. | |
| Some 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days in the 1994 massacre. | Some 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days in the 1994 massacre. |
| Sightings | Sightings |
| BBC East Africa correspondent Karen Allen says the Kenyan authorities are under intense pressure over Mr Kabuga's whereabouts. | BBC East Africa correspondent Karen Allen says the Kenyan authorities are under intense pressure over Mr Kabuga's whereabouts. |
| In the past, the Kenyan authorities have been accused of harbouring alleged war criminals and have been threatened with action from the UN Security Council. | In the past, the Kenyan authorities have been accused of harbouring alleged war criminals and have been threatened with action from the UN Security Council. |
| Last month a Kenyan court froze the assets of Mr Kabuga, who has a $5m (£2.4m) bounty on his head. | Last month a Kenyan court froze the assets of Mr Kabuga, who has a $5m (£2.4m) bounty on his head. |
| He has a number of business interests in the Kenyan capital, where he has been sighted several times with his bodyguards. | He has a number of business interests in the Kenyan capital, where he has been sighted several times with his bodyguards. |