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Monday, 20 March, 2000, 01:18 GMT

Picture gallery: Relatives mourn

Villagers in Uganda are left in shock after hundreds of people - believed to be members of a cult - were found burnt to death in a church.

Villagers
Identifying the dead
Boy crying
A woman gazes on the scene of horror
Crucifix in cult compound
Community school
Burned out church
Cult community

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