BBC news with Ganeor Howells.

A former senior Rwanda official who was close

confidential

of the current president Paul Kagame has accused the Rwanda leader of ordering the shooting down of the plane in Apiral,1994, carrying the then head of the state, Habyarimana.

The former official Théogène Rudasingwa who became an ambassador to the US said Mr. Kagame has boasted to him that he was responsible of the plane destruction.

“By committing that kind of crime, Kagame had his respondibility in the crime of innocent as well, because he fully understand that an action might

trigger

consequences which I don’t know in our country in the region, that should produce that crime of genocide.”

President Kagame has repeated denied any involvement in the attack.

A court in Italy has overturned a conviction of 2 people who appealed their sentences for the murder the British students Meredith Kercher in Italy 4 years ago. An American student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito has

professed

their innocent since the death of Meredith Kercher who was found with throat split after what prosecutor contended a violent drug-fueled sex game. The appeal’s judge read out the Jewish verdict.

“Those of defendant for A, B, C and D are acquitted, becase they had not committed the crime, the request made by the parties are not accepted. Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are being freed.”