The police above, who were unarmed, (in keeping with standard peacetime practice, all weapons were locked away "for safekeeping" when the officers were off duty), attempted to storm down the single exterior staircase and enter the fray.
Askari wasiokuwa na silaha waliokuwa ghorofa ya juu, walijaribu kuteremka chini kwa fujo kwa kutumia ngazi moja tu ya nje huku wakiwa wamejaa wasiwasi. (kwa kudhibiti hali ya amani na utulivu ya kawaida, silaha zote hufungiwa kwa ajili ya kuzihifadhi wakati maofisa wa Polisi wanapokuwa hawapo kazini).