( CNN ) -- Five Rwandans accused of involvement in genocide in their native country were arrested in Britain on Thursday , London 's Metropolitan Police Service said . The men appeared in a London court under an extradition warrant alleging offenses that include genocide and murder between 1993-1994 . They were identified by police as Vincent Bajinya , Charles Munyaneza , Emmanuel Nteziryayo , Celestin Ugirashebuja and Celestin Mutabaruka . At least 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda 's 1994 genocide . The victims were mostly from the Tutsi ethnic minority , who were targeted by Hutus over a rivalry that dates to colonial days . Some moderates from the Hutu majority who supported Tutsis also were killed . The five men are expected to appear again in the same court on Wednesday .
At least 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda 's genocide . Comment: