Ney York Police shot a 29-year-old driver who jumps out of the truck with a fake gun in each hand. The man identified by NYPD as Sayfullo Saipov and said he is from Uzbekistan and came to the U.S. legally in 2010. He has a Florida driver’s license but may have been staying in New Jersey. Cities around the globe have been on alert against attacks by extremists in vehicles. The Islamic State has been encouraging its followers to mow down people, and Britain, France and Germany have all seen deadly vehicle attacks in recent months and years.
According to NYPD officials, a man in a rented pickup truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Centre memorial, the bike path on West Street a few blocks from the new World Trade Centre and mowed down several people. The truck also slammed into a small yellow school bus, injuring two adults and two children. The Mayor Bill de Blasio called the incident “a particularly cowardly act of terror.” The attacker is critical condition after surgery but expected to survive.
The driver was shot in the abdomen by police after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting what witnesses said was “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” authorities said. A paintball gun and a pellet gun were found at the scene.
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