A separate report suggested a gang of about a dozen Uighurs armed with knives and bricks attacked passersby and drivers from other ethnic groups.

• 警方今天发表声明，表示已证实是卡德尔激起冲突。在一段谈话的录音中，警方指控卡德尔曾说出“乌鲁木齐会有事发生”。