As the militants turned back they were ambushed and another 25 were killed. The bodies of five other militants were soon discovered not far from the site of the ambush, raising the number of KLA fatalities to 31.[20] Fighting between the militants and the border guards continued for about five hours.[15][16] Gunfire and explosions could reportedly be heard in three nearby villages.[16] By 07:00, a total of 36 militants had been killed,[13][14][21] twelve were wounded[16] and a further nine were captured.[22] The militants who were not killed or captured either managed to flee back to Albania or went into hiding along the border, according to a KVM monitor.[20] The Yugoslavs reported they had suffered no casualties,[15] and stated that large quantities of "modern weapons",[22] ammunition and supplies had been seized.[16]