The Turkish daily Milliyet reported that the gunmen probably planned to make a quick getaway but that the two traffic officers blocked their escape route and doomed them by coming to the checkpoint's aid.
Turski dnevnik Milliyet izvijestio je kako su napadači vjerojatno planirali brzo pobjeći, ali su im dvojica prometnih policajaca blokirali put bijega i osujetili ih došavši u pomoć na nadzorni punkt.