{"id":50006,"date":"2017-11-01T05:48:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T05:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=50006"},"modified":"2017-11-01T05:48:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T05:48:41","slug":"truck-driver-uber-driver-terror-attack-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/truck-driver-uber-driver-terror-attack-suspect.html","title":{"rendered":"From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Attack Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Attack Suspect<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From Truck Driver to Uber Driver to Terror Attack Suspect:- Sayfullo Saipov\u2019s arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad introduced him as, \u2018He\u2019s new to the United States, and he\u2019s going to stay with us,\u2019 \u201d said Bekhzod Abdusamatov, 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Saipov, the suspect in the terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan that killed eight people on Tuesday, arrived from Tashkent \u2014 the Uzbek capital and its largest city \u2014 knowing little English, Mr. Abdusamatov said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He spent those early days in the United States looking for a job and trying to improve his English, Mr. Abdusamatov said. But he was also a late sleeper.<\/span><\/p>\n

At one point, Mr. Saipov made his way to Fort Myers, Fla., where he met a fellow Uzbek immigrant, Kobiljon Matkarov, 37. Mr. Saipov was working as a truck driver at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a very good person when I knew him,\u201d he said. \u201cHe liked the U.S. He seemed very lucky, and all the time he was happy and talking like everything is O.K. He did not seem like a terrorist, but I did not know him from the inside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After a move to New Jersey, Mr. Saipov eventually settled in Paterson and began driving for Uber. On Tuesday night, law enforcement officials converged on an apartment building near Genessee and Getty Avenues that was believed to be Mr. Saipov\u2019s home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Saipov had earned a green card, according to a law enforcement official who spoke under the condition of anonymity because the investigation was proceeding, and had entered the country through Kennedy International Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Uber official said Mr. Saipov had passed the company\u2019s background check.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been in contact with the F.B.I. and have offered our assistance,\u201d the official said. \u201cWe will remain in close contact with law enforcement and the F.B.I. to assist with their investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aggressively and quickly reviewing this partner\u2019s history with Uber, and at this time we have not identified any related concerning safety reports.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/10\/31\/nyregion\/sayfullo-saipov-manhattan-truck-attack.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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