U.N. genocide tribunal convicts mastermind of Rwandan genoci

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U.N. genocide tribunal convicts mastermind of Rwandan genocide
Posted: 04:40 AM ET
(CNN) — The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Thursday convicted the alleged mastermind of the Rwandan genocide and sentenced him to life in prison.

Theoneste Bagosora, 67, a colonel in the Rwandan army, guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

The tribunal also convicted two other men — Major Aloys Ntabakuze and Lieutenant Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva — of the same crimes.

The men were sentenced to life in prison.