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In December 1981 hundreds of peasants were killed by the army in El Salvador.
Men, women and children from the village of El Mozote were shot.
Only one woman, Rufina Amaya, is known to have survived.
Photo: Rufina Amaya at a funeral for the victims held in 2001. Credit AFP/Getty images
By BBC World Service4.3
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In December 1981 hundreds of peasants were killed by the army in El Salvador.
Men, women and children from the village of El Mozote were shot.
Only one woman, Rufina Amaya, is known to have survived.
Photo: Rufina Amaya at a funeral for the victims held in 2001. Credit AFP/Getty images

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