Officials har opgivet deres planer, da lederen af fedayeen kom ud af bygningen og forlangte, at de afblæste angrebet. Gjorde opmærksom på, at hele operationen blev vist på et fjernsyn i lejligheden.
Officials seem to have decided to abandon their plans... when the leader of the fedayeen came out of the building... and demanded they call off the siege... pointing out that the entire operation... was being watched on a television set... within the apartment.