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The Jonestown Massacre
In November 1978 an American cult leader, Jim Jones, ordered more than 900 people to kill themselves. He'd brought his followers to a remote settlement in Guyana in South America.
In November 1978 an American cult leader, Jim Jones, ordered more than 900 people to kill themselves. He had brought his followers to live in a remote settlement in Guyana in South America - they called it Jonestown. Hear from one of his disciples who escaped the killing that day. This programme was first broadcast in 2009.
Photo: The aftermath of the Jonestown Massacre. Associated Press.
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08:50GMT
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