 The killing swiftly spread from Kigali to all corners of the country; between April 6 and the beginning of July, a genocide of unprecedented swiftness left between 500,000 and 1,000,000 Tutsis (800,000 is a commonly noted number) and moderate Hutus dead at the hands of organized bands of militia (Interahamwe).Even ordinary citizens were called on by local officials to kill their neighboring Tutsis who were called "Inyenzi" (cockroaches) by the local radio stations inciting fear and hatred.The president's MRND Party was implicated in organizing many aspects of the genocide.