April 7
Apr 7
2017 Stockholm Truck Attack
On April 7, 2017, a hijacked truck was deliberately driven down a busy pedestrian street in central Stockholm, resulting in the deaths of five people and injuring many others. The attacker, a rejected asylum seeker from Uzbekistan, was captured hours later. The attack shocked Sweden, leading to stricter security and immigration policies, and remains one of the country’s deadliest acts of terror.
Apr 7
The Rwandan Genocide Begins
On April 7, 1994, following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, systematic mass killings erupted in Kigali and quickly spread across Rwanda, marking the start of one of the twentieth century’s most devastating genocides. Over the next 100 days, as the world looked on, more than half a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were murdered. This narrative retraces the first harrowing hours—and the history that set them in motion—through the eyes of those who witnessed a nation descend into horror.
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