They also proceeded to embark upon a vicious. cruel. and bloody reign of terror. According to independent reports emanating from Central Africa. the Tutsis began systematically "wiping out" the intellectual class of the Hutus. Burundian refugees fleeing to Zaire report that the massacres are continuing in many parts of the country and that "an Hutu who can write his name is considered an intellectual and a threat to the government." According to authoritative sources in Zaire. some 120.000 people have been killed in the Burundi conflict. This directly contradicts Burundi Government claims that some 50.000 Tutsis and nonTutsis have been killed by foreigntrained rebels who have launched the massacres in the name of the Hutus. The ghosts of Biafra have been brought to life again. with the nonsensical killing of tens of thousands of people.
Identified stereotypes
Hutus who can write are considered intellectuals and a threat.