The attack has often been described as a suicide mission, but it has also been asserted that it was the outcome of a larger operation (the particulars of which remain unpublicized) that went awry.
Attacken har ofta beskrivits som ett självmordsuppdrag, men det har också hävdats att det var resultatet av en större operation (uppgifter som återstår opublicerade) som gick snett.