Mass Killings
The killings began in Rwanda's capital city of Kigali. The Hutus checked identification cards and killed all who were Tutsi. Most of the killing was done with machetes, clubs, or knives. Over the next few days and weeks, this happened endlessly. Then over the next several days and weeks, the violence spread. Since the government had the names and addresses of nearly all Tutsis living in Rwanda the killers would go door to door, slaughtering the Tutsis. Men, women, and children were murdered. Since bullets were really expensive back then, most Tutsis were killed by hand weapons, often machetes or clubs. Many were often tortured before being killed. Some of the victims were given the option of paying for a bullet so that they'd have a quicker death. Women were the biggest targets. Thousands of Tutsi women were raped. Some were raped and then killed; others were kept as slaves for weeks.