gallagher fenwick joins us with more updates. i have just seen one report of the french embassy modifying an earlier message sent on facebook saying it is unclear the locations targeted in the capital. >> this is a very small perimeter. there is a lot of high-value or added value targets there. there is france's embassy, france's cultural center. there is also burkina faso oneonal army headquarters to two kilometers away from each other. the pictures we are seeing are shot from a distance so it is difficult to see where the plumes of smoke are coming from. very difficult to verify the information we are getting from folks on the ground saying up to five different assailants, perhaps wearing masks, came out of the vehicle, guns blazing. that vehicle was seen on fire afterwards, those men shouting in the streets, shooting at random, and headed towards the french embassy. french authorities quickly reacting, telling people to stay sheltered because they were coming under attack. there was a message posted on the french embassy's fac