11.   The RPF launched an offensive against government troops and Hutu militia in an attempt to stop the massacres and grab power from the Hutu-dominated government.

12.   The RPF launched an offensive against government troops and Hutu militia in an attempt to stop the massacres and grab power from the Hutu-domianted government.

13.   Pierre Buyoya, who seized power Thursday in Burundi, said his top priority was to stop ethnic massacres and bring peace to a country riven by bloodletting.