Shortly after news about the episode began circulating in the media, the army put out a statement saying its men were responding to unfair aggression by assailants.
Muda mfupi baada ya taarifa hizi kuanza kusambaa katika vyombo vya habari, jeshi lilitoa waraka unaosema kuwa vijana wake walikuwa wanakutana na lawama zisizo za haki kutoka kwa wanaowashambulia.