 The group claimed both attacks were to avenge the death of Assyrian Helen A. Sawa, who was raped and killed by the Peshmerga.On 24 July 2000, approximately a hundred members of the PROB forced entry in a governmental building in Lausanne, Switzerland.PROB wanted to attract the attention of the Swiss government and media to issues relating to the Assyrian-Syriac people, especially in relation to their treatment in Turkey.