According to Bishop Georges, the apostolic vicar of Aleppo, "It was around 10 before six in the evening, there were about 400 people in church and the time had come for communion...
Il vicario apostolico di Aleppo, Georges Abou Khazen, ha dichiarato a Fides: «Erano circa le sei meno dieci di sera, in chiesa c’erano circa 400 persone, e la liturgia era arrivata al momento della comunione.