New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said eight persons were killed on Tuesday when a terror suspect plowed into cyclists and pedestrians in Lower Manhattan, and rammed another vehicle on Halloween.
The man left the vehicle holding up fake guns, before being shot by police and taken into custody, officers said. The motive was not immediately apparent. The incident took place close to various schools as the city celebrated Halloween.
Bill de Blasio called the attack a “cowardly act of terror.”
Meanwhile, ABC reported that the suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov of Tampa, Florida. According to reports, his shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ led to the suspicion that he could be an Islamic terrorist.
The city, which has frequently been on high security alert since the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers, is America’s financial and entertainment capital, with a population of 8.5 million.
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The man left the vehicle holding up fake guns, before being shot by police and taken into custody, officers said. The motive was not immediately apparent. The incident took place close to various schools as the city celebrated Halloween.
Bill de Blasio called the attack a “cowardly act of terror.”
Meanwhile, ABC reported that the suspect has been identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov of Tampa, Florida. According to reports, his shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ led to the suspicion that he could be an Islamic terrorist.
The city, which has frequently been on high security alert since the September 11, 2001 Al-Qaeda attacks on the Twin Towers, is America’s financial and entertainment capital, with a population of 8.5 million.
READ MORE
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