Powerless to stop this, Ibn Abi Khinzir managed to calm matters, and quickly removed the corpses by throwing them in the canalization. As no-one could be found to be responsible for this act, Caliph al-Mahdi had to content himself with a formal apology by the city notables and a monetary fine.[12] This event only increased Kutama dissatisfaction with the Fatimid regime they had helped establish, and led to the unsuccessful rebellion under the anti-mahdi Kadu ibn Mu'arik al-Mawati.[13]