When the soldiers explored the area, they noticed that the captives were killed.[18] Turkish Security sources gave the following information about the weapons and ammunition seized in the cave, which the organization used as a prison and bunker shelter: "2 RPG 7 anti-tank rockets of US and Russian origin, 2 Russian or Chinese Biksi (PK Machine Guns) 1 Russian origin Kalashnikov rifle, 1 sniper weapon Zagros-2, 1 US origin M16 A2 Carbine 727 model infantry rifle, 8x 30 stinger air defense missile, 1 thermal night vision scope, 1 night vision goggles, one 8 × 24 daytime sight handheld binoculars, 1 harness kit (tool used in weapon maintenance), 1 piece of daytime sight over gun, 1 piece of kestel (a device used by snipers to measure the wind), 1 calculator and 1 YAHESU shortcut handheld radio."[19]