At first, wounded or shot refugees were left out in the open until they were removed, so that people from West Berlin and the western press could see them as well.
Mula-mula, para pengungsi tertembak atau luka-luka pergi secara terbuka sampai mereka benar-benar ditekan, sehingga orang dari Berlin Barat dan pers barat juga dapat menyaksikan mereka.