The elders of the two sub-clans spent four days negotiating a less bloody solution, and the agreed price of 100 camels – worth $7,000 – was paid as compensation. But during those four days, work at the local hospital (run by an international non-governmental organization) was impeded, as all staff from the perpetrator’s sub-clan stayed away from their jobs, lest they be targeted for a revenge killing.
这两个年轻人来自同一个部族，但分属不同的家族。按传统规则，受害者的家族可以杀死行凶者家族的一名成员作为报复。两个家族的长老花了四天时间谈判出一个较不血腥的方案，商定的价码是一百头骆驼—价值七千美金—作为补偿。但在这四天里，由于职员中的行凶者家族成员都没有上班（否则他们会成为报复杀人的目标），当地医院（由一家国际非政府组织开办）的工作受到了极大地影响。