A federal grand jury charged the Uzbek terrorist allegedly responsible for the Halloween attack in Manhattan that killed eight people and injured 12 others with 22 criminal counts, including murder in aid of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)-linked racketeering activity, according to the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ).
On October 31, Uzbek native Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, of Paterson, New Jersey, allegedly used a rented truck as a weapon of terror on behalf of ISIS, driving the vehicle onto the bike lane and pedestrian walkway on on Manhattan’s West Side.
He plowed his truck down the walkway for several blocks, striking many civilians until he crashed into a school bus carrying passengers, at which point his vehicle came to a screeching halt.
Soon after getting out of his car, he allegedly yelled, “Allahu Akbar,” which is an Arabic jihadi battle cry that translates to “Allah is the greatest.”
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