According to the Human Rights Watch reporter Robert Kushen, "the action was not entirely (or perhaps not at all) spontaneous, as the attackers had lists of Armenians and their addresses".
Menurut reporter Human Rights Watch Robert Kushen, "tindakan ini tidak sepenuhnya (atau sama sekali tidak) terjadi secara spontan, karena para penyerang sudah memiliki daftar orang Armenia dan alamat mereka".