The attackers released 150 to 200 people, including children, pregnant women, Muslims, some foreign-born theater-goers and people requiring health treatment in the early hours after they invaded.
Ründajad vabastasid 150–200 inimest, nende hulgas lapsi, rasedaid naisi, moslemeid, välismaalasi ja inimesi, kes vajasid mõni tund pärast kriisi algust arstiabi.