Rwanda - Pictures Of Shell-Blasted Kigali & Rebels

(4 Jul 1994) Jubilant rebels captured the Rwandan capital of Kigali and the last major government-held southern town of Butare on Monday (4/7) and vowed to press on with their advance in the face of French troops under orders to halt them by force. Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) rebel forces pushed into the heart of shell-blasted Kigali shortly after daybreak following two days of intense artillery bombardment of government positions. SHOWS: KIGALI, RWANDA, RCNT 00:00 ws kigali recently with smoke rising in distance 00:04 zoom into kigali city 00:12 ws kigali city and ministry of defence 00:17 rebels walking 00:21 rebel carrying mortar 00:24 graphics showing sweep of rebel forces 00:33 dr james orbinski, medecins sans frontieres, audio, sot: "the people that are coming to the centres are in really desperate need of basic assistance... food, water, blankets and medical care. Some are very badly injured and some are very sick... been sick for a long time" 00:46 french pilot in helicopter cockpit 00:49 ws helicopter over bush 00:53 soldier in chopper 00:56 french soldiers on ground 01:00 ENDS Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...