hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy gray. welcome to the programme. survivors of a rebel attack on a school in western uganda say the teenage students were killed with machetes before a bomb was thrown into a dormitory. school buildings were also set ablaze. around a0 boys and girls were killed and others were abducted. eight people were injured. police say militants linked to the islamic state group carried out the attack. it happened at a secondary school in mpondwe in the west of the country. police say the army is pursuing the fighters who had crossed the border from the democratic republic of the congo. adf rebels have been operating from inside the drc for the past two decades. live now to will ross, the africa editor for bbc world service radio such harrowing details coming out about this attack. what more can you tell as? ., , ., , ., tell as? some of the survivors are s-ueakin tell as? some of the survivors are speaking about tell as? some of the survivors are speak
hello, i m samantha simmonds. the ugandan government has told the bbc that 37 students have been killed in an attack on a school in the west of the country. the massacre happened at a secondary school in mpondwe in the west of the country. pupils were attacked with machetes and set alight. as well as the dead, six students were abducted and eight are critically injured. security forces are tracking down rebels from the allied democratic forces, or adf, which is linked to the islamic state group and allegedly carried out the attack. police say the fighters had crossed the border from the democratic republic of the congo. the adf has been operating from inside the drc for the past two decades. this local resident expressed her anger as she questioned the ugandan authorities ability to protect their people. if they are telling us the borders are secured, security is tight, i want the security to tell us where they were when these killers came to kill our people. they are rebels
so, we have seen the helicopters. the merlin patchy two nukes, and out one of the most poignant sites of any fly past. the chinooks. and now, flanked by spitfires and hurricanes. the members of the royal family watching this historic moment and this unmistakable sound. let s listen. so, there were two hurricanes, one spitfire and one lancaster. that site being enjoyed by the royal family. and now, the modern fixed wing aircraft. these, i think, the hercules making one of their last appearances. an aircraft which has served the rural air force for decades, and which will be going out of service very shortly, making a final appearance at this fly past for the king s birthday parade. the unmistakable shape of the sea 17, one of the heavy lift aircraft of the royal air force. coming through now, and it was that aircraft which we remember brought the coffin of the late queen elizabeth down from scotland in september of last year. applause and prince george and prince louis enjo
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building overlooking horse guards parade. they will be able to watch it through the windows, as some of the others take their place on that. i presume that ll be four queen camilla and the princess of wales. but now, the inspection of the troops begins. the king setting off on horseback, i would know, the carriage is following along. they are all now inspecting the ranks of the footguards. music continues so, s0, it really is quite an so, it really is quite an inspection, isn t it? the king accompanied by the princess royal. and the duke of edinburgh, and the prince of wales behind him, and then, the carriagejust prince of wales behind him, and then, the carriage just containing now queen camilla and the princess of wales. and slightly different from how it was when the queen made this inspection. she would inspect the lines of the footguards just herself in the small carriage that she used, but on this occasion, they are all doing it. all of the other senior ranks as well. a