Mr. Yusoph Shohret, a Uyghur scholar now resident in Australia, has disclosed details of an alleged massacre that happened in Urumqi in July.
An entire Uyghur community disappeared that night.
In an interview with The Epoch Times, Shohret introduced himself as a teacher who used to work at Xinjiang University in Urumqi, and now still has many relatives and friends in Urumqi.

According to Shohret, a massacre took place in complete darkness on the night of July 5. "The Horserace Track community disappeared. Many were killed, some fled."

“The lights were all turned off and only the sounds of machine guns could be heard, so there’s no telling how many were killed, and people probably will never find out anyway.” said Shohret.

“On July 7, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) instigated Han Chinese to take to the streets with sticks and clubs. I regret to say that those Han Chinese used the excuse of revenge to slaughter countless Uyghur men, women, and children. Those who were wounded or half alive and half dead were run over by trucks and piled up together,” he said.

“Because the number of arrested Uyghurs was so great and authorities could not lock up all of them in Urumqi, they transferred some people to other areas. Those people were brutally beaten and tortured by soldiers stationed there. Many died within a few days after they were released,” he added.

Shohret said he knows of concentration camps located in Hetian, Shihezi, and Kashi.