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Fujimori outburst as trial begins

The former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, has made a fiery outburst in court a few hours into the first day of his murder and kidnapping trial. Mr Fujimori shouted angrily: "I reject the charges entirely. I'm innocent."

The former president, who could receive up to 30 years in prison if convicted, was told by a judge to calm down.

He is accused of authorising two death squad massacres in the early 1990s in which 25 people were killed. He denies the charges.
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