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U.S. NEWS Thursday 2 November 2017

Truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offenses

Continued from Front seen the suspect and two President Donald Trump “lone wolves” — inspired helicopters, sand-truck
friends using the same slammed the visa lottery but not actually directed barricades and other se-
During the last few weeks, model of rented truck sev- program that Saipov used by the Islamic State. In curity measures along the
Saipov searched the inter- eral times in the past three to come to the U.S. in 2010. some cases, they never marathon route, in the sub-
net for information on Hal- ways and at other sites.
loween in New York City The attack killed five peo-
and for truck rentals, the ple from Argentina, one
agent said. Saipov even from Belgium and two
rented a truck on Oct. 22 Americans, authorities said.
to practice making turns, Nine people remained
and he initially hoped to hospitalized in serious or
get from the bike path critical condition, with inju-
across lower Manhattan to ries that included lost limbs
hit more pedestrians on the and wounds to the head,
Brooklyn Bridge, Tyree said. chest and neck.
He even considered dis- A roughly two-mile stretch
playing ISIS flags on the of highway in lower Man-
truck during the attack hattan was closed for
but decided against it be- much of the day for the in-
cause he did not want to vestigation. Authorities also
draw the attention, author- converged on Saipov’s
ities said. New Jersey apartment
John Miller, deputy New building and a van in a
York police commission- This undated photo provided by the St. Charles County Department of Corrections in St. parking lot at a New Jersey
er for intelligence, said Charles, Mo., via KMOV shows Sayfullo Saipov. Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Home Depot.
Saipov “appears to have Wednesday against Saipov, who is accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead in Runners and cyclists who
followed, almost exactly to New York City. use the popular bike path
a T, the instructions that ISIS (St. Charles County, Mo. DOC/KMOV via AP) were diverted from the
has put out.” weeks. Trump called the program even made contact with crime scene by officers at
In the past few years, the It was not clear whether “a Chuck Schumer beau- the group. barricades.
Islamic State has exhorted Saipov had been on au- ty,” a reference to the Sen- On the morning after the “It’s the messed-up world
followers online to use vehi- thorities’ radar. Miller said ate’s top Democrat. bloodshed, city leaders we live in these days,”
cles, knives or other close- Saipov had never been The program dates to vowed New York would said Dave Hartie, 57, who
at-hand means of killing the subject of a criminal in- 1990, when Republican not be intimidated, and works in finance and rides
people in their home coun- vestigation but appears to President George H.W. they commended New his bike along the path ev-
tries. England, France and have links to people who Bush signed it as part of a Yorkers for going ahead ery morning. “Part of me is
Germany have all seen have been investigated. bipartisan immigration bill. with Halloween festivities surprised it doesn’t happen
deadly vehicle attacks In Tuesday’s attack, Saipov Trump called on Congress on Tuesday night. more often.”
since mid-2016. drove his speeding truck to eliminate it, saying, “We They also said Sunday’s The slight, bearded Saipov
A November 2016 issue of for nearly a mile along a have to get much tougher, New York City Marathon, is a legal, permanent U.S.
the group’s online maga- bike path, running down much smarter and less po- with 50,000 participants resident.
zine detailed features that cyclists and pedestrians, litically correct.” and some 2 million specta- He lived in Ohio and Flori-
an attack truck or van then crashed into a school Schumer, who represents tors anticipated, will go on da before moving to New
should have, suggested bus, authorities said. He New York, said in a state- as scheduled. Jersey around June, au-
renting such a vehicle and was shot in the abdomen ment that he has always “We will not be cowed. We thorities said.
recommended targeting after he jumped out of the believed that immigration will not be thrown off by Birth records show he and
crowded streets and out- vehicle brandishing two air “is good for America,” and anything,” said Mayor Bill his wife had two daughters
door gatherings, accord- guns, one in each hand, he accused the president de Blasio. in Ohio, and a neighbor in
ing to the SITE Intelligence and yelling “God is great!” of “politicizing and divid- While the mayor said there New Jersey said they re-
Group, a militant-monitor- in Arabic, they said. ing” the country. have been no credible cently had a baby boy.
ing agency. In addition to those killed, Assailants in a number of threats of any additional Saipov was a commercial
Carlos Batista, a neighbor 12 people were injured. other recent extremist at- attacks, police said they truck driver in Ohio. More
of Saipov’s in Paterson, The aftermath took a politi- tacks around the world were adding more sniper recently, he was an Uber
New Jersey, said he had cal turn Wednesday when were found to have been teams, bomb-sniffing dogs, driver.q