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 Milijet izvestio je da su napadači verovatno planirali da brzo pobegnu, ali su im dvojica saobraćajnih policajaca blokirala putanju bekstva i osujetili ih došavši u pomoć na kontrolni punkt.