Sudan president Omar Bashir dismisses Darfur rape allegations

telegraph.co.uk

Oct. 9, 2008

Sudan's President Omar Bashir has said the mass rape did not happen in Darfur and dismissed allegations he is responsible for genocide as "fabricated and made up".

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