At approximately 7:10 pm local time, a pair of assailants attacked passengers with knives and detonated explosives at the city's railway station.[2][3] Police closed off all entrances to the station in the immediate aftermath of the attack, but it was reopened at 9 PM with increased security. It is not known how many individuals were involved in the attack,[4] but two individuals are suspected.[4] The Turkestan Islamic Party claimed the responsibility of the attack.[5]