 Of the 1500 houses located in the Armenian quarter of Egin, 980 were pillaged and burned.According to another report by the British Consul at Harput, the pretext used to attack the town's Armenian quarter was an "indirect order" from the Sultan that "the Armenians of Egin were set to cause trouble and that the local authorities should 'take the necessary action'".The same report said that there was no revolutionary movement whatever, and the victims had given no offense.