 Marc Combe managed to escape and Staewan was released on 11 June 1974, after a ransom had been paid by the German government.Military officer Pierre Galopin was sent to negotiate with the rebels on behalf of the French and Chadian Governments but he was captured by them in August 1974 and executed in April 1975 after the French government refused to exchange him for arms.Claustre's husband, a senior French development worker, was away on business when the attack on Bardaï took place.