Sean R Roberts, Tiananmen Crash; Terrorism or cry of desperation? CNN.com, Oct 31, 2013 http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/opinion/china-tiananmen-uyghurs/
("Looking at the crude instruments allegedly used by these people -- gasoline, knives, iron rods, and an SUV, it is difficult to argue that this was the work of any highly organized and well-armed militant group or terrorist network. There were no sophisticated explosives used in the attacks, and the alleged attackers did not even possess guns")