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World Service,20 Jul 2001,12 mins

Rwandan priest's extradition from Italy

Reporting Religion

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The Italian Roman Catholic Church says it will not obstruct the extradition of Father Seromba, who is facing charges at a UN war crimes tribunal for participating in the Rwandan genocide. Also on the programme: a former Ku Klux Clan member has been ruled unfit to face charges of murdering four black girls in a church bomb attack; South Africa's leading Catholic newspaper has spoken out in favour of the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS; and Iraqi archaeologists have unearthed an ancient Assyrian temple dedicted to Ishtar, the goddess of love.

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