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Un convoi militaire français escortant des réfugiés pris sous les tirs du FPR tutsi
Card Number 36569
Number
36569
Author
Le Ficher, Gaëlle
Date
3 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940703
Time
19:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 19 heures
Title
Un convoi militaire français escortant des réfugiés pris sous les tirs du FPR tutsi
Size
14047 bytes
Pages nb.
1
Source
Type
Transcription d'une émission de télévision
Language
FR
Abstract
- The rescue operation went wrong on the return journey. The French military convoy escorting the refugees passed through a checkpoint manned by the Tutsi RPF. Shortly afterwards, the convoy came under fire from a nearby hill. French soldiers returned fire, notably using light machine guns. There were no French casualties, and no information regarding potential casualties on the RPF side.
- Today in Butare, troops from Operation Turquoise evacuated 700 orphans and 250 adults. The city has become a strategic prize for both Tutsis and Hutus. Hutu government forces still hold Butare, but tonight the two sides are facing each other.
- According to UN military experts, the fall of Butare would signal the beginning of the end for Hutu forces.
- Today in Butare, troops from Operation Turquoise evacuated 700 orphans and 250 adults. The city has become a strategic prize for both Tutsis and Hutus. Hutu government forces still hold Butare, but tonight the two sides are facing each other.
- According to UN military experts, the fall of Butare would signal the beginning of the end for Hutu forces.