ووفقا لما أُبلغ إلى مجلس الأمن في ذلك الحين فقد دُمرت بفعل الحريق المتعمد، أثناء أعمال الشغب تلك، مبان عديدة من بينها منازل مملوكة لرئيس الوزراء وأفراد أسرته وأعمال مملوكة للأجانب ونُهبت مبان أخرى.
As was reported to the Security Council at the time, in the course of these riots, numerous buildings were destroyed by arson, including houses owned by the Prime Minister and members of his family and foreign-owned businesses, and other buildings were looted.