A State Department report stated that eight to ten attackers opened fire "from multiple nearby locations, with some aggressors dressed in civilian apparel and others in Iraqi police uniforms".
一份美國國務院報告稱有8到10名攻擊者開火，他們「在多個附近地點，有部份穿著平民衣服，其他穿著伊拉克警察制服」。