Man who Inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Movie Kidnapped in Dubai, Daughter Claims.
Paul
Rusesabagina — the man whose heroism in saving more than 1,200 people from
genocide inspired the 2004 movie “Hotel Rwanda” — was kidnapped while in Dubai,
his daughter claimed Tuesday.
Carine Kanimba our reporter that
her 66-year-old dad travelled last week from the US to Dubai, where she alleged
he was abducted and taken to Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.
Rwandan authorities said they
arrested Rusesabagina on charges that he is the “founder, leader and sponsor of
violent, armed, extremist terror outfits.”
The authorities cited
“international cooperation” in apprehending him but didn’t provide additional
details or say where he was arrested.
During the Rwandan genocide
in 1994, Rusesabagina, a Hutu, sheltered refugees in the luxury hotel he
managed, saving them from the violenc...
