Rwanda 20 years since genocide

In 1994, 800 thousand people were massacred in Rwanda in the worst genocide since the Holocaust. The killers used machetes and nail-studded clubs. Today the country has begun a week of mourning to mark the 20th anniversary. At a ceremony in Kigali, Ban Ki-Moon told Rwandans the UN is still ashamed over its failure to prevent the killings. Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum – who was in Kigali when the genocide started – now reports. And a warning: her report does contain distressing images.
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