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World Service,18 Nov 2013,9 mins

The Jonestown Massacre

Witness History

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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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