An army colonel was killed during fighting at the military base but the information minister, Lambert Mende, claimed the government would preserve order "at any price" and stated that there was no chance of the attackers "maintain their positions, even for a single hour".
Seorang kolonel angkatan darat tewas dalam pertempuran di pangkalan militer tetapi menteri informasi, Lambert Mende, menyatakan pemerintah akan mempertahankan ketertiban "dengan harga apapun" dan menyatakan bahwa tidak ada kesempatan penyerang "mempertahan posisi mereka, bahkan untuk satu jam saja".