Rebels kill 34 in hotel attack

Tare - Suspected Hutu rebels in Rwanda hacked, shot or burned to death at least 34 people in an attack on a small hotel on Sunday…

Tare - Suspected Hutu rebels in Rwanda hacked, shot or burned to death at least 34 people in an attack on a small hotel on Sunday night, witnesses said.

Around 100 rebels took part in the three-hour attack at Tare commune, 35 km northwest of the capital Kigali, which began at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), witnesses said yesterday.

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