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World Service,21 Mar 2014,9 mins

Uganda Cult Deaths

Witness History

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***Some listeners may find parts of this programme disturbing.*** In March 2000, hundreds of doomsday cult members burned to death in a fire in south western Uganda. Initially the authorities believed it was mass suicide, until a series of grisly discoveries convinced police they were dealing with mass murder. Photo: A soldier views the remains of the church in Kanungu which belonged to the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, Credit: AFP/Getty images

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