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Police Arrest Suspected Mastermind of Massacre at Rwandan Catholic Parish in 1994 Genocide

Courtesy photoFulgence Kayishema, a former Rwandan police officer suspected of ordering the killing of at least 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge at St. Paul’s Nyange Catholic Parish during the 1994 genocide, was arrested May 24, 2023.

According to an April 2019 report, 48 Catholic parishes became major killing sites during the genocide as innocent Tutsi faithful ran to the churches to seek refuge against attacks from the Hutus.