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Seven genocide convicts sentenced to death

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    Cyangugu Court in the southwest of the country has sentenced seven people to death after a six-month trial of 15 people accused of genocide in Gafunzo commune between April and July 1994, the German press agency (dpa) reported, citing a news broadcast on Radio Rwanda. One other genocide convict was sentenced to life imprisonment, while seven others received
    sentences of varying durations. An estimated 20,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, are believed to have been killed in Gafunzo during the 1994 massacres, the report added. The same court on Friday sentenced eight people to death and 14 to varying jail sentences after their conviction in another group genocide trial.

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