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Remains of over 100 Rwanda genocide victims found in backyard

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Skulls of victims of Rwanda's 1994 genocide's at the Ntarama Genocide Memorial, in Kigali.

What you need to know:

  • The remains were discovered from a pit at the backyard of a house which belongs to a former notorious Interahamwe militia member, Masengo Rutayisire.
  • Occupants of the home were arrested on suspicion of concealing information of the remains.
  • Remains of the 1994 Rwandan genocide are still being discovered in many parts of Rwanda. 

Remains of over 100 victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi have been exhumed in the Rwandan capital Kigali, a survivors' organisation said on Monday.

The remains were discovered from a pit at the backyard of a house in Nyarugenge district, which belongs to a former notorious Interahamwe militia member, Masengo Rutayisire.