RR7821A ZAIRE THE KOLWEZI MASSACRE

RR7821A ZAIRE THE KOLWEZI MASSACRE The orgy of death and destruction in Zaire when rebels went on the rampage, shocked and stunned the world. A series of attacks by the rebels at Shaba Province near Zaire’s border with northern Zambia claimed the lives of at least twelve hundred and possibly sixteen hundred Europeans. More than 2,000 more had to be evacuated. The rebels sought out white and, especially, French people as their victims. It was an act that brought a swift and dramatic response