Thousands in Rwanda and around the world have marked the 25-year anniversary since more than 800,000 people were killed in one of the globe's worst genocides since the Second World War.
Thousands in Rwanda and around the world have marked the 25-year anniversary since more than 800,000 people were killed in one of the globe's worst genocides since the Second World War.
Rwanda's president Paul Kagame, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, British Africa minister Harriett Baldwin and other dignitaries were among those paying their respects at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Sunday. They took part in a ceremony to light a 'flame of remembrance' that will burn for 100 days at the spot where more than 250,000 people are buried.
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