Kibeho church was the site of one of the early massacres of the Rwandan genocide ; it is estimated that around 17,500 people were killed . After the 1994 genocide , in which the Hutu killed an estimated 5,000 / 6,000 Tutsi in Kibeho , it became the site of an internally displaced person ( IDP ) refugee camp , with many of the Hutu refugees suspected of having participated in the genocide . The camp was the largest in Rwanda , spreading 9 square kilometers and containing between 80,000 and 100,000 people . In mid - April 1995 , elements of the Tutsi - led Rwandan Patriotic Army ( RPA ) , announced they would close the camp , with the aim of forcibly separating known Génocidaires from those who would be sent home . As the camp was closed , tensions mounted and RPA troops opened fire on some of the remaining refugees . There were no foreign troops or reporters in Kibeho in 1994
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
Kibeho