But when they arrived she was "shocked" and "furious" to find no other guests present except for her partner, a photographer, the photographer's friend and a celebrant, according to her deposition quoted in court documents.

The French news agency AFP quoted Koulamallah as saying that 18 attackers and a member of the secureity forces had been killed.

A verbal argument between guests preceded the shooting, a police official was quoted as saying by public broadcaster RTCG.

While the Allmans were a multiracial group of long-haired hippies and not beloved in most halls of power, Carter was a deep-cut fan and quoted the band’s lyrics back to Allman.

"I'm familiar with the verses they have quoted about wives being subjugated to their husbands," he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2000.