This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/01/truck-attack-in-new-york-city-what-we-know-so-far
The article has changed 12 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Truck attack in New York City: what we know so far | Truck attack in New York City: what we know so far |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| 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: | 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 were seriously injured. | Eight people have been killed and 11 others were seriously injured. |
| Belgium and Argentina have confirmed that their citizens are among the fatalities. Five Argentinian friends on holiday in Manhattan are among the dead. | |
| The suspect is 29-year-old male Uber driver Sayfullo Saipov who had a paintball gun and a pellet gun. | |
| Police have not provided official details about the suspect’s identity, but said given his mode of attack, authorities are considering it a terrorist incident. | Police have not provided official details about the suspect’s identity, but said given his mode of attack, authorities are considering it a terrorist incident. |
| Sources have identified the suspect as Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbekistan national. | Sources have identified the suspect as Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbekistan national. |
| 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”. | 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”. | 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”. |
| The suspect was shot by police, but survived and was taken to a hospital. | 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. | 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. | 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 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 incident happened near Stuyvesant high school, a prestigious Manhattan public school. |
| The vehicle also hit a school bus, injuring two adults and two children. | The vehicle also hit a school bus, injuring two adults and two children. |