VIDEO: Truck attack in New York City: what we know so far
Truck attack in New York City: what we know so far
Authorities are treating an incident in lower Manhattan where a truck ploughed into people on a bike path as an ‘act of terror’
PHOTO: Investigators inspect a truck following an incident in New York City, Oct./ABC News
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Just hours after a vehicle entered a bike path in lower Manhattan and drove over cyclists and pedestrians, details of the attack are being revealed. Here’s what we know so far:
Eight people have been killed and 11 others, including two children, were seriously injured.
Five Argentinian friends on holiday in Manhattan are among the dead. An Belgian woman visiting the city with her sister and mother is also one of the fatalities.
The suspect is 29-year-old Uzbekistan national and Uber driver Sayfullo Saipov, who was carrying a paintball gun and a pellet gun.
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Saipov has undergone surgery and remains in critical condition in hospital. He is expected to survive.
The vehicle involved in the attack was a Home Depot rental truck.
Authorities are considering the attack a terrorist incident.
Donald Trump tweeted: “We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!” He later tweeted “thoughts, condolences and prayers”.
Law enforcement officials have told reporters that as the suspect got out of the truck, he was heard yelling “Allahu Akbar”, the Arabic phrase for “God is great”.
Numerous outlets have reported that authorities found handwritten notes in Arabic in the truck after the attack. This has not been confirmed by officials.
The suspect was shot by police, but survived and was taken to a hospital.
Governor Andrew Cuomo called it a “lone wolf” attack, and authorities have said there is no ongoing threat or evidence of a wider plot.
New York officials have not released details of any possible motive, and other elected officials have not referenced Isis in their public statements.
The attack occurred a few blocks from the new World Trade Center building at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001.
The incident happened near Stuyvesant high school, a prestigious Manhattan public school.
The vehicle also hit a school bus, injuring two adults and two children.
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