Rwandan ex-mayors on trial in Paris for 1994 genocide

Two former Rwandan mayors have gone on trial in Paris, for allegedly inciting and leading the mass killing of ethnic Tutsis, during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Tite Barahirwa, 64, and Octavien Ngenzi, 58, are accused of genocide, and crimes against humanity, in the massacre of 2,000 Tutsis, who had sought refuge in a church in the eastern town of Kabarondo.

The men, who deny any involvement, face up to life in prison, if convicted.