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14 April 1994

Massacres take place in Nyarubuye parish, Kibungo. Interahamwe and soldiers kill 5000 Tutsi gathered at the church in the parish of Musha. They throw grenades into the church then continue the killing with machetes and clubs. Thousands of refugees gathered at Nyamata Church come under fire from surrounding militia as the priest drives away, abandoning them to their certain fate. Soldiers, militiamen, and armed local villagers attack approximately 20,000 displaced Tutsi in and around the Kibeho Catholic Church and school complex. Around 200 are killed, but the attackers withdraw because of resistance. RPF troops take control of the Murambi Commune and find more than 5000 bodies of Tutsi, houses burnt and banana plantations destroyed. Evacuation of the expatriate community from Kigali is almost complete. About 150 French troops leave but 450 others remain behind.

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