ks ▁by ▁tele phone ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁cons ulate ' s ▁windows . ▁The ▁Turkish ▁guard ▁C em al ▁O zen ▁was ▁released ▁about ▁six ▁hours ▁later ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁medical ▁team , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁in ▁a ▁Paris ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Again ▁and ▁again , ▁a ▁milit ant ▁appeared ▁at ▁a ▁window ▁to ▁shout ▁dem ands , ▁holding ▁a ▁gr en ade ▁in ▁his ▁left - hand , ▁a ▁p istol ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁hand — and ▁shield ing ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁ter r ified ▁host age . ▁Event ually , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁milit ants ▁emer ged , ▁flash ing ▁a ▁V ▁sign ▁and ▁shout ing , ▁" I ▁demand ▁political ▁refuge e ▁status ." ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁mid night , ▁the ▁milit ants ' ▁leader ▁started ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁or de al ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 ▁a . m . ▁He ▁was ▁promised ▁by ▁French ▁authorities ▁that ▁the ▁four ▁milit ants ▁would ▁receive ▁political ▁as yl um . ▁" If ▁we ▁had ▁refused ▁as yl um ," ▁explained ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁Gast on ▁Def fer re , ▁" they ▁would ▁have ▁become ▁des perate ▁men ." ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁however , ▁the ▁French ▁Government ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁men ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁stand ▁trial ▁on ▁charges ▁growing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁assault , ▁including ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁Turkish ▁guard . ▁ ▁" However ▁sorrow ful ▁the ▁historical ▁events ▁that ▁the ▁perpet rat ors ▁of ▁this ▁act