over the following days , police negotiators secured the release Releasing of five hostages in exchange Exchange for minor concessions , such as the broadcasting Expressing_publicly of the hostage-takers ' demands Request on british television .

An initial volley that felled Motion_directional the negotiators was followed by a hail of rifle and machine gun fire aimed Aiming at the multitude of strikers and their accompanying wives and children .

On 6 April , the junta agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act with Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) negotiators that they would step down Change_of_leadership from power in return for the end Process_end of sanctions Legality , giving Giving power to a transitional government led by parliament speaker Dioncounda Traoré .