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French Bank BNP Paribas faces lawsuit over Rwandan genocide

French investment bank BNP Paribas has been accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the mass slaughter in 1994 that claimed more than 800,000 lives. Reuters reports that three non-government organisations (NGOs) have filed a lawsuit in Paris against BNP Paribas, alleging that it knowingly approved a transfer of $1.3m from the Rwandan central bank to an arms dealer during the genocide.

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