Segons declarà el portaveu de la Creu Roja John Aangendal Nielsen per al periòdic francés Liberation, el fel que els refugiats rebutjaren les caixes no es devia al contingut, que era 'halal', sinó que era una mena de protesta contra la policia que els va bloquejar el pas i els deixaren encallats a la nit sota la pluja.
According to Red Cross spokesman John Aangendal Nielsen speaking to French newspaper Liberation, refugees refusing the parcels was not related to the contents, which were halal, but was a kind of protest against the police who blocked their way and kept them stranded throughout the night under the rain.