A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman confirms the force's war crimes unit received a referral from Rwandan authorities last year.
Five people living in the UK are being investigated by police after a referral from Rwanda over allegations relating to the genocide 25 years ago.
Members of the majority Hutu population went on the rampage, murdering Tutsis and those who tried to protect them.July 03, 1994: Rwandan Hutus welcome a French Marines detachment as they drive through a refugee campA Metropolitan Police spokeswoman confirmed the force's war crimes unit, part of the counter-terrorism command, received a referral from Rwandan authorities in January 2018.
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