2017 Lower Manhattan attack
On October 31, 2017, a man drove a pickup truck into cyclists and pedestrians along 1 mile (1.6 km) of a bike path alongside West Street, near Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
| 2017 New York City truck attack | |
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| 2017 New York City truck attack Rental truck used in the attack, seen the morning after | |
| Location | Along West Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°43′02″N 74°00′47″W / 40.7173°N 74.0131°WCoordinates: 40°43′02″N 74°00′47″W / 40.7173°N 74.0131°W |
| Date | October 31, 2017 3:05 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. (EDT) |
| Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 12 (including the perpetrator) |
The vehicle-ramming attack killed eight people, including five Argentines and one Belgian tourist, and injured eleven others. After leaving the truck, the driver appeared to be wielding two guns and was later shot in the abdomen by police, and then arrested.[1] An ISIS flag and a document that read "Islamic State will endure forever" in Arabic were found in the truck.[2]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation charged 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov, who had immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan on a Diversity Immigrant Visa, with destruction of a motor vehicle and supporting a terrorist organization.
2017 Lower Manhattan Attack Media
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Pier 40, where the incident started
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Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov
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The intersection of Chambers and West Streets, where the attack ended. Stuyvesant High School, at left, was placed on lockdown after reports of gunshots.
Temporary barrier installation in Midtown
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Later installation at Houston Street
References
- ↑ DelReal, Jose A.; Kilgannon, Corey (October 31, 2017). "A Mangled School Bus, Bodies Everywhere; 'It Was Surreal'". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/nyregion/nyc-scene-terror-attack-truck-witnesses.html. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ↑ "New York attacker had note in car declaring 'Islamic State will endure forever' in Arabic". Andrew Buncombe. The Independent. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
