\n.@BillDeBlasio<\/a>: “Based on the information we have at this moment, this was an act of terror. And a particularly cowardly act of terror.” pic.twitter.com\/XprrdCUWob<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) October 31, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The NYT reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n
Eight people were killed when a man<\/a> drove 20 blocks down a bike path beside the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon before he crashed his pickup truck, jumped out with fake guns and was shot by police officers, the authorities said.<\/p>\n
Federal authorities were treating the incident as a terrorist attack and were taking the lead in the investigation, a senior law enforcement official said. Two law enforcement officials said that after the attacker got out of the truck, he was heard yelling, \u201cAllahu Akbar,\u201d Arabic for \u201cGod is great.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nJUST IN: Multiple officials tell ABC News suspect in custody is identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov from Tampa, FL<\/p>\n
\u2014 Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) October 31, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nIn NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
CBS News reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n
The incident occurred at West Street and Chambers Street around 3:10 p.m,\u00a0CBS New York reported.\u00a0<\/a>The NYPD said on its Twitter account just before 3:30 p.m. that one person is in custody. The department isn\u2019t looking for any other suspects, the station reported.<\/p>\n
The NYPD said on Twitter there were \u201cseveral fatalities and numerous people injured.\u201d The department said it was unclear whether anyone was shot or whether the injured were all struck by the vehicle, which entered the pedestrian\/bike path a few blocks north of Chambers St.<\/p>\n
The truck drove down the bike path for about four blocks before veering back into traffic lanes and striking a school bus and another vehicle.<\/p>\n
Four people on board the school bus were injured, CBS New York reports. Fifteen people in total were injured in the incident, two critically, reports the station.<\/p>\n
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