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21/03/2014 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Uganda Cult Deaths

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

In March 2000, hundreds of doomsday cult members were found murdered - burned to death in a fire - in south western Uganda.

***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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