Rwanda marks 30th anniversary of genocide


KIGALI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda on Sunday began a week of national mourning and 100 days of commemoration to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.

President Paul Kagame and first lady Jeannette Kagame, alongside visiting foreign dignitaries including several heads of state and government laid wreaths at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where more than 250,000 victims are laid to rest.

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