But protesters remained on the square, apparently because of rumors that Karimov was coming to address their demands or because attempts to exit the square or surrender were refused.
但交火之后抗议者仍滞留在广场，似乎是因为有谣言称卡里莫夫正在考虑他们的要求，又或是因为这些民众试图离开广场或向政府投降遭到了拒绝。