Inside brutal assassination of presidents whose plane was shot down with missiles
dailystar.co.uksurface-to-air missiles as they prepared to land in Kigali, Rwanda.All 12 people on board were killed.The assassination set in motion the elimination of Rwanda’s leaders and triggered the Rwandan genocide which is said to be "one of the bloodiest events of the late 20th century."The majority of the casualties were from the Tutsi minority ethnic group that resided in Rwanda, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 people slaughtered in a 100-day period between April and July 1994.They were carried out by Hutu ethnic extremists who wanted to eradicate all political opponents, whatever their ethnic origin.For the latest breaking news stories and incredible tales from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.It is unknown who was responsible for the assassination itself but most theories point to the Tutsi rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF).However, the RPF blamed the Hutu – claiming that they would use the deaths to justify mass slaughter.In 2010, an investigation by the Rwandan government blamed Hutu extremists in the Rwandan army.Several investigations were conducted by different countries, but all pursuits of prosecutions ended in 2020 due to "insufficient evidence.".
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