{"id":49961,"date":"2017-11-01T05:04:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T05:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=49961"},"modified":"2017-11-01T05:04:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T05:04:44","slug":"manhattan-truck-attack-terrorist-identified-sayfullo-saipov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/manhattan-truck-attack-terrorist-identified-sayfullo-saipov.html","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan truck attack terrorist identified as Sayfullo Saipov"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manhattan truck attack terrorist identified as Sayfullo Saipov, an Uber driver from Uzbekistan with ties to Florida, N.J.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The terrorist accused of plowing a rented truck through a crowd of bicyclists and pedestrians in lower Manhattan has been identified as an Uber driver from Uzbekistan with ties to Florida and New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources said Sayfullo Saipov jumped a curb along West St. and rumbled along a bike and pedestrian path for nearly four blocks, crushing people in the unsuspecting crowd shortly after 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eight people were killed in the attack. Six died on the scene, and two died later at an area hospital. Police sources said the suspect left a note proclaiming his loyalty to ISIS in the truck.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saipov, 29, who was driving the truck believed to have been rented in Passaic, N.J., also lived in Paterson with his wife and small children, sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cops in New Jersey swarmed both locations looking for clues related to the attack. A neighbor told NJ.com that he drove a white Toyota with Florida plates, and had lived in Paterson for a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n

An FBI officer with a police dog was checking all the vehicles in the parking lot, the website said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Passaic County bomb squad vehicle also was at the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources said he also lived for a time in Ohio. A family in the Cincinnati area told a local TV station that Saipov stayed with them for two weeks in 2010 before moving to Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

A former Tampa neighbor said Saipov and his family kept to themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

The neighbor said Saipov was known in the complex as \u201can aggressive driver,\u201d and once got into a confrontation with him over an incident in the parking lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saipov was also an Uber driver, and passed the company\u2019s background check, according to a spokeswoman.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company is cooperating with the FBI and local law enforcement, she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saipov is originally from Uzbekistan, and came to America in 2010. Investigators believe he came to the country legally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police stopped Saipov in Mount Holly Springs Borough, Pa., in March 2015 and he gave police a Paterson address, according to NJ.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also was stopped in 2012 in Palmyra, Pa., just east of Hershey, and also listed a Paterson address, the website reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the truck sped along the bike and pedestrian paths, it plowed into a school bus, injuring two adults and two children on the bus, cops said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Witnesses said Saipov jumped out of the truck after he plowed through the crowd and screamed \u201cAllahu Akbar!\u201d \u2014 \u201cGod is great\u201d \u2014 in Arabic after the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Videos from the attack posted online show Saipov dodging cars in lower Manhattan, horns beeping in the background.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cops said he was brandishing two weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a gun! He has a gun!\u201d witnesses cried.<\/span><\/p>\n

The weapons were later determined to be a pellet gun and a paint gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

His condition was not immediately released.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe did make a statement when he exited the vehicle,\u201d Police Commissioner James O\u2019Neill said at a news conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the method of attack led police to conclude it was a terrorist act.<\/span><\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill did not confirm the suspect\u2019s name. He also declined to name the hospital where Saipov was being treated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an act of terror,\u201d said Mayor de Blasio, \u201cand a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities said Saipov does not seem to have an extensive criminal background, although he does have several traffic tickets. Reports said the FBI and NYPD were digging into his background.<\/span><\/p>\n

Investigators believe he was acting alone, and was not part of some wider plot, according to sources.<\/span><\/p>\n

NBC News said Saipov worked as a commercial truck driver.<\/span><\/p>\n

Neighbors said he prayed at a mosque near the Paterson address where he may have been currently living.<\/span><\/p>\n

President Trump described the suspect as \u201csick and deranged.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person,\u201d Trump tweeted hours after the attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLaw enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump later tweeted that the Department of Homeland Security would be stepping up its vetting process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/manhattan\/driver-nyc-terror-attack-id-sayfullo-saipov-article-1.3602494<\/span><\/p>\n

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