‘NOT IN THE U.S.A.!’ President Trump tweeted.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “we must not allow ISIS to return” to the U.S. after a motorist in New York City crashed into pedestrians and bicyclists, killing at least eight people in what is being investigated as a terrorism attack.
“We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!” the president tweeted. Though initial reports did not directly link the attack to the terrorist group, investigators reportedlyfound notes in Arabic from the crime scene that showed the attacker had indicated his allegiance to the Islamic State.
The 29-year-old driver used a rented pickup truck to plow onto an active bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, leaving a trail of bodies and mangled bikes, according to New York authorities. The driver then jumped out of the truck with what was later revealed to be a fake gun in each hand, shouting, “Allahu Akbar!,” Arabic for “God is great!,” according to officials.
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