Count raymond and his men, who were attacking the wall on the other side, did not yet know of all this, until they saw the saracens leap from the wall in front of them. then, they joyfully rushed into the city to pursue and kill the nefarious enemies, as their comrades were already doing. some saracens, arabs, and ethiopians took refuge in the tower of david, others fled to the temples of the lord and of solomon. a great fight took place in the court and porch of the temples, where they were unable to escape from our gladiators. many fled to the roof of the temple of solomon, and were shot with arrows, so that they fell to the ground dead. in this temple almost ten thousand were killed. indeed, if you had been there you would have seen our feet colored to our ankles with the blood of the slain. but what more shall i relate? none of them were left alive; neither women nor children were spared.
background information: fulcher’s account continues, describing what happened when the crusaders entered the city.
***how were the muslim defenders treated by the crusaders after the city fell? ***
most were allowed to flee the city.
most were taken prisoner.
most were killed, including women and children.
most men were killed, but women and children were spared.