Fiche du document numéro 13082

Num
13082
Date
Sunday April 10, 1994
Amj
Hms
Fichier
Taille
81017
Pages
1
Urlorg
Titre
Four Belgians reported killed in Rwanda violence
Cote
lba0000020011120dq4a0101z
Source
Type
Dépêche d'agence
Langue
EN
Citation
BRUSSELS, April 10 (Reuter) - Four Belgians have been killed in the
orgy of violence in Rwanda, caught in fighting between rebels and
government troops in the capital Kigali, a senior Belgian officer
serving with U.N. forces there said on Sunday.

To my knowledge, four Belgians have been killed, Colonel Luc Marchal
told Belgian radio.

In addition, 10 Belgian soldiers serving as U.N. peacekeepers were
killed last week as they tried in vain to protect the Rwandan prime
minister.

Belgium was the colonial master of the tiny central African state until
1962. There is widespread resentment against Belgians, accused by many
of the majority Hutu tribe of siding with rebels from the minority
Tutsi.

But Marchal said the civilians who died had simply been caught in
combat zones.

(c) Reuters Limited 1994
Haut

fgtquery v.1.9, 9 février 2024