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Uganda Cult Deaths

Uganda Cult Deaths

Hundreds of doomsday cult members were found murdered in Uganda in March 2000

Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service

March 21, 20149m 6s

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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