Simon Zhavoronkov: Halloween on Manhattan

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On Tuesday, October 31, in the very center of New York, a pickup driver first deliberately knocked people on a bicycle lane, and then crashed at the intersection into a school bus. Police Manhattan wounded the attacker, he was taken to the hospital. The city authorities immediately announced a terrorist attack.

At 15:05 local time (22:05 in Moscow), the 29-year-old native of Uzbekistan Saifullo Khabibulaevich Saipov went from West Street to the bike path, which goes parallel to the street. There, the driver deliberately tried to knock down as many people as possible - so far it is known, eight people died, 11 were injured. Then the driver collided with the school of the OM bus , who transported students with special needs, injuring four more people.

Message about the culprit of the terrorist attack on Manhattan in the news of the ABC News television channel

After that, he got out of the car and, screaming “Allahu Akbar” began to wave something like a weapon-later it turned out that it was a paintball and pneumatic rifles. The police shot at the attacker, the bullet hit his stomach-now he is in custody in one of the hospitals of New York. It is reported that nothing threatens his life.

It is reported that among the dead are five citizens of Argentina, they came to the United States to celebrate the thirty years of graduation from the Rosario Polytechnic Institute, as well as one Belgian.

There is not so much known about Saipov, information about his place of residence varies. Some sources report that he lived in Florida, others-that in New Jersey, the staff that is located south of New York. Saipov, at least recently, worked as a Uber driver - in any case, he went through the biographical data . Now his account is locked in the application, and Uber itself said that she cooperates with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. It is also known that he was twice involved in violation of traffic rules in 2012 and 2015 in Pennsylvania , another neighboring state.

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Not the bottom of the groups took responsibility for the attack. At the same time, the NEW York Times, in the car of Saipov found a note in which he writes that he made an attack “in the name of IG” (“Islamic State” - a terrorist organization, is prohibited in Russia).

The mayor of New York, Bill de Blazio, immediately called the terrorist attack. Law enforcement sources in law enforcement also indicate that the attack is considered a terrorist attack.

At the same time, the metropolis authorities did not cancel the annual parade on the occasion of Halloween due to the terrorist attack. During the holiday, additional police, snipers and special equipment are mobilized.

The President of the United States Donald Trump has already expressed condolences to the families of those killed with a terrorist attack. Trump promised that his administration would provide all possible support for New York to conduct an investigation. The president also thanked those who were able to stop the suspect and provided first aid to the victims in attack. “We should not allow [fighters] ISIS to return or get to our country after their defeat in the Middle East or anywhere else. Enough, ”Trump wrote on his Twitter.

The Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan said that they check the information that the detainee is a native of the republic. “Employees of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in New York now, through official channels, are checking the media information that the detainee on suspicion of a terrorist attack in New York was a native of Uzbekistan. To date, there is no exact information yet, ”RIA Novosti told the representative of the Foreign Ministry.

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