FT942-9707 _AN-EEPB4AA6FT 940514 FT 14 MAY 94 / Rwanda rebel offensive halted By Agencies KIGALI The rebel offensive in Rwanda appeared to have stalled yesterday, despite heavy fighting in the countryside and new reports of ethnic massacres. UN officials said 88 students were found hacked to death on Thursday at a school in Gikongoro in south-west Rwanda, and seven people were killed with machetes in front of the Red Cross building in Kigali. The fighting between the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis in Rwanda has already claimed 100,000 to 200,000 lives in little more than a month, the UN and aid groups say. Most of the victims have been civilians. The UN Security Council plans to send up to 5,500 African troops to Rwanda to establish safe havens for civilians and assist relief workers. But it was unclear whether the troops would be allowed to use force, how they would be financed and whether an arms embargo would be imposed on the warring parties. Countries:- RWZ Rwanda, Africa. Industries:- P9721 International Affairs. Types:- NEWS General News. The Financial Times London Page 4