The new York city police established the identity of the driver of the truck that hit people in Manhattan.
Police wounded the terrorist in the leg and he was arrested. He is now receiving medical care. Eyewitnesses of the tragedy in new York heard the man who drove the truck, shouted “Allahu Akbar”.
As reported by ABC News, citing law enforcement sources, Saifullo Saipov – a resident of Tampa, Florida. Its full name is Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov. NBC said that Saipov – an Uzbek citizen. He has a residence permit in the United States.
The Daily Beast posted a photo driver’s license Saipov.
However, other witnesses of the incident said that the suspect brandished two toy guns, and thereby provoked the police to open fire.
According to the latest information, the path of the truck blocked the school bus leaving from across the street when he was hit. After that, the terrorist jumped out and was arrested with the shooting.
The mayor of new York has summoned an emergency conference at which stated that it was a terrorist attack that killed eight people.
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