Many sources have placed the death toll in the hundreds: Al-Jazeera and the BBC both reported more than 500 casualties, although one government source put the figure at 55 official deaths. Quick burials make it difficult to accurately assess the total dead, while political considerations also lead to discrepancies in the numbers. 
Vyanzo vingi vimeweka idadi ya waliofariki katika mamia: Al-jazeera na BBC wote wameripoti vifo zaidi ya 500, japokuwa chanzo kimoja cha serikali kimetoa idadi rasmi ya vifo 55. mazishi ya haraka yasababisha ugumu katika kutathmini vizuri jumla ya waliofariki, wakati sababu za kisiasa pia zinapelekea kuwepo kwa makosa katika idadi.