let's bring in our correspondent, henry wilkins. several dozen deaths is one thing we are hearing -- what more can you tell us at this stage? >> the attack happened this morning in the eastern portion of the keno facile, as you said, -- the keno facile -- burkina faso, in a place that has seen a lot of fighting the last five years. as you said, tews ports saying there were more than 30 officials killed, but the official ■communication saysmore than a dozen, so you make of those numbers what you will. the people that were killed were volunteersn defense of the homewood, who militia group set up to assist military that has been overwhelmed by the conflict that has been going on since 2016. sources tell me terrorists attacked the population were allowing their children to join the volunteers for the defense of the homeland. >> henry, there was an attack last week that claimed the lives of two spanish journalists and and irish nationalism -- national that were making documentary is about anti-poaching. burkina faso has seen a catalog of