2017 — Oct 31, Islamic Terrorist drives down bikers/pedestrians, Manhattan NYC, NY– 8

— 8  NYT. “Prosecutors Describe Driver’s Plan to Kill in Manhattan Terror Attack.” 11-1-2017.

Narrative Information

Nov 1: “Federal prosecutors on Wednesday [Nov 1] filed charges accusing the driver in the Manhattan truck attack of carrying out a long-planned plot, spurred by Islamic State propaganda videos, to kill people celebrating Halloween.

“The charges, filed just over 24 hours after the deadliest terror attack on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001, placed the case in the civilian courts even as President Trump denounced the American criminal justice system as ‘a joke’ and ‘a laughingstock.’

“The charges describe the driver, Sayfullo Saipov, as a voracious consumer and meticulous student of ISIS propaganda, and detail how he said he was spurred to attack by an ISIS video questioning the killing of Muslims in Iraq. They say he began planning the attack about a year ago and, after taking a test run in a Home Depot rental truck last week, chose Halloween to carry it out because more people would be on the streets….

“Mr. Saipov, accused of killing eight people and injuring 12 in the attack, was pushed into a Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday….

“A Russian interpreter spoke into a microphone, and Mr. Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, fitted an earpiece over his long beard and sharp features. When Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses asked if he understood the proceedings, Mr. Saipov, in a strong, clear audible voice, responded in English, ‘Yes, ma’am.’…”

Sources

New York Times (Benjamin Mueller, et al.). “Prosecutors Describe Driver’s Plan to Kill in Manhattan Terror Attack.” 11-1-2017. Accessed 11-5-2017 at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/nyregion/driver-had-been-planning-attack-in-manhattan-for-weeks-police-say.html