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Manhattan terror suspect identified as 29yo Uzbek native Sayfullo Saipov – reports

31-10-2017 < RT 55 323 words
 





Multiple news agencies have identified the “lone wolf” suspect responsible for killing at least eight people and injuring more than a dozen others after driving a truck down a bike path in New York City.



The suspected terrorist who mowed down pedestrians and cyclists in lower Manhattan has been identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbekistan native, law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation have told multiplesources.



A Florida driver’s license was found on Saipov when he was arrested, according to NBC News.



At a press conference Tuesday, New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill said that the suspect was a 29-year-old male, but did not disclose his identity.


According to police, the suspect drove a rented Home Depot truck onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking several people. After he hit a school bus, the suspect left his vehicle and shouted “Allah u akbar” while holding two “imitation firearms” and was shot by police officers before being taken into custody.


Saipov is reportedly receiving surgery at Bellevue Hospital and is still in police custody, according to NBC News. The Associated Press reports that he is expected to survive his injuries.


Saipov came to the US from Uzbekistan in 2010, according to NBC News. Since moving to the US, Saipov has lived in Ohio, Florida and New Jersey, where he lived with his wife and three children, according to ABC News.


Uzbekistan is a Muslim-majority country, where 96.7 percent of the population practices or holds allegiance to Islam, according to the Pew Research Center.




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