Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the start of the ethnic slaughter of some 800,000 people, mainly members of the Tutsi minority
KIGALI, Rwanda — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette laid a wreath at a memorial in Rwanda’s capital today to mark 25 years since the start of a genocide that left an estimated 800,000 people dead.
The Tutsi minority was blamed for downing the plane and bands of Hutu extremists began slaughtering the Tutsi, with support from the army, police, and militias. “During this time of mourning and remembrance, Canada offers its deepest sympathies to Rwandans and to those who served the cause of peace,” Payette wrote.
He said the genocide showed the “unconscionable cost of division and hatred,” and urged Canadians to take time out of their days to remember the victims.
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