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Wanted DR Congo rebel surrenders to US embassy in Kigali

Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, US and Rwandan officials said Monday.

Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Ntaganda Bosco is escorted by comrades at his mountain base in Kabati on January 11, 2009. Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, a US official and Rwanda's foreign ministry said Monday.

Ntaganda asked to be sent to the ICC, the world's permanent independent war crimes court, said US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

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