Seven feared dead in 'possible terror attack' after truck mows down victims on a cycle path just seven blocks from Ground Zero before being shot by police as he waved imitation firearms and screamed Allahu Akbar
The truck rammed into cyclists and runners on the West Side Highway on Tuesday shortly after 3pm
Driver drove south from further uptown and mounted the bike path a few blocks above Chambers Street
He mowed down several cyclists and runners, according to police
sources, then crashed into a school bus
The driver then reportedly got out of the Home Depot truck with
fake guns in his hands and was shot by police
The suspect survived and is in hospital but it remains unclear how many he injured in his path of destruction
He had rented the truck from Home Depot which said it was cooperating with authorities after the attack
Seven people are feared dead after a truck mounted a bicycle path in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, mowing down cyclists and runners while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The driver made his way from down towards Tribeca on the West Side Highway and mounted the bike path a few blocks north of Chambers Street shortly before 3pm.
After striking several cyclists and runners, he came to a stop when his truck crashed into a school bus beneath the Tribeca bridge.
The man then emerged with imitation guns in his hand and was shot in the leg by police. He survived and was taken to hospital but at least seven innocent people were killed and others are injured.
The FBI and NYPD are now treating the incident as an act of terror. CNN cited witnesses and law enforcement officials who said the man shouted 'Allahu Akbar' - which means God is great in Arabic - during the attack.
The suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a black tracksuit before being shot.
Senior NYPD officials told ABC seven people were feared to have been killed by police are yet to publicly confirm the total number of fatalities. Reuters cited senior law enforcement officials who said the incident was being treated as terrorism.
Witnesses described hearing five to ten gun shots, all of which came from police guns.
Singer Josh Groban also tweeted after hearing 'gun shots' while out walking his dog.
'Oh my god I just heard gun shots and ran with my dog. Downtown. F***,' he said.
Others ran for their lives as they watched the truck plow into pedestrians after veering off the road.
Shocking video footage from the scene showed cyclists lying on the ground with their bikes smashed in to pieces around them. By-passers were seen tending to them as they awaited medical attention.
Within minutes of the first reports, there was an enormous police and fire service presence at the site.
Ezequiel Gonzalez, 18, a speech coach at Stuyvesant High School, at the scene said: ‘I heard what sounded like gas caskets and I went up on the bridge and saw a car caved in.
'Then I was pushed back and saw the ambulances arriving. The school was put on lockdown.'
John Williams, 22, said he was there around 30 seconds after the gun shot: 'I saw one man lying on the ground being looked after by paramedics and cops, another man getting arrested and what seemed like another man running towards the Hudson River.
‘I came out and saw a man holding two guns. I could still smell the gun fire. It was a very strong scent. I was concerned for the safety of everyone because there was someone walking around with a gun.’
Williams said he heard between five and ten gun shots in total.
At the time, school children were being let out of class after a day of Halloween festivities.
How terrorists have turned to vans and lorries to murder hundreds of people in a matter of months
Today’s terror attack in New York is chillingly similar to a spate of killings in Europe in recent months where vehicles were used.
It is believed six people were killed by a truck driver who mowed them down on a bike path in lower Manhattan.
The driver made his way from Houston Street down towards Tribeca where he mounted the bike path on the West Side Highway shortly after 3pm.
After striking several cyclists and runners, he came to a stop when his truck crashed into a school bus beneath the Tribeca bridge.
But it is not the first time a vehicle has been used to carry out mass murder in Western Europe with similar atrocities taking place in Britain, France , Germany, Spain and Stockholm and claiming well over 100 lives.
In August, Barcelona terrorist Younes Abouyaaqoub calmly walking away seconds after ploughing a van into crowds on the Ramblas murdering 14 people.
Abouqaaqoub was part of a 12-man cell who brought terror to Barcelona on August 17 and 18.
Hours after the Ramblas attack, five other members of the gang ploughed into pedestrians in the nearby seaside town of Cambrils before they went on the rampage with an axe and large knives, stabbing one person to death.
A driver has deliberately ploughed a van into pedestrians in Barcelona killing at least 13 and wounding dozens
On Bastille Day in the summer of last year, 86 people were killed when a truck was driven through crowds enjoying fireworks in Nice
Low tech attacks using stolen and hired vehicles to randomly rammed into crowds, have been increasingly used by terrorists unable to get hold of guns and explosives.
In June a team of jihadists used a hire van to drive through pedestrians at London Bridge before going on the rampage with knives
'Whether they are going to be permanent or temporary, time will tell. It is very difficult to stop, nigh on impossible.'
Before today's attack there had been a series of atrocities using cars and trucks in 2016 and 2017.
In June a team of jihadists used a hire van to drive through pedestrians at London Bridge before going on the rampage with knives.
On March 22, Khalid Masood, 52, drove a Hyundai 4x4 over Westminster Bridge, mowing down members of the public before crashing into a fence beside Big Ben.
He then got out of the car and attacked PC Keith Palmer with a knife.
Masood was shot twice by police and died when he was taken to hospital.
Five people died in the attack, including PC Palmer.
In April, in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, a hijacked truck was deliberately driven into crowds before being crashed through a corner of a department store
The day after the Westminster attack, a man in Antwerp drove into a crowded shopping area in the Belgian city in an attempted attack, but no one was injured.
In April, in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, a hijacked truck was deliberately driven into crowds before being crashed through a corner of a department store.
An ISIS-inspired massacre took place in Germany when a terrorist drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin .
Twelve people were killed in the attack on December 19.
Anis Amri stole a cargo truck and killed 12 people when he drove through a Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz.
Among the dozen people killed was the original driver of the truck Lukasz Urban who was found dead with a gunshot wound in the passenger street.
An ISIS-inspired massacre took place in Germany when a terrorist drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin
Amri was a Tunisian who had failed to gain asylum status in the country. He was killed in Milan four days later after an international manhunt.
But the most deadly was the driver of a tractor-trailer who targeted Bastille Day revelers in the southern French city of Nice in July 2016.
On the evening of July 14, a 19-tonne cargo truck was driven into crowds on the Promenage des Anglais.
ISIS fanatic Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was behind the wheel and after exchanging gunfire with police, the Tunisian migrant was shot dead.
Thousands had gathered on the seafront to watch the fireworks that night. 86 of them died and 434 were injured.
When is this terrorism ever going to end?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5036717/Multiple-injured-shooting-downtown-Manhattan.html
The truck rammed into cyclists and runners on the West Side Highway on Tuesday shortly after 3pm
Driver drove south from further uptown and mounted the bike path a few blocks above Chambers Street
He mowed down several cyclists and runners, according to police
sources, then crashed into a school bus
The driver then reportedly got out of the Home Depot truck with
fake guns in his hands and was shot by police
The suspect survived and is in hospital but it remains unclear how many he injured in his path of destruction
He had rented the truck from Home Depot which said it was cooperating with authorities after the attack
Seven people are feared dead after a truck mounted a bicycle path in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, mowing down cyclists and runners while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The driver made his way from down towards Tribeca on the West Side Highway and mounted the bike path a few blocks north of Chambers Street shortly before 3pm.
After striking several cyclists and runners, he came to a stop when his truck crashed into a school bus beneath the Tribeca bridge.
The man then emerged with imitation guns in his hand and was shot in the leg by police. He survived and was taken to hospital but at least seven innocent people were killed and others are injured.
The FBI and NYPD are now treating the incident as an act of terror. CNN cited witnesses and law enforcement officials who said the man shouted 'Allahu Akbar' - which means God is great in Arabic - during the attack.
The suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a black tracksuit before being shot.
Senior NYPD officials told ABC seven people were feared to have been killed by police are yet to publicly confirm the total number of fatalities. Reuters cited senior law enforcement officials who said the incident was being treated as terrorism.
Witnesses described hearing five to ten gun shots, all of which came from police guns.
Singer Josh Groban also tweeted after hearing 'gun shots' while out walking his dog.
'Oh my god I just heard gun shots and ran with my dog. Downtown. F***,' he said.
Others ran for their lives as they watched the truck plow into pedestrians after veering off the road.
Shocking video footage from the scene showed cyclists lying on the ground with their bikes smashed in to pieces around them. By-passers were seen tending to them as they awaited medical attention.
Within minutes of the first reports, there was an enormous police and fire service presence at the site.
Ezequiel Gonzalez, 18, a speech coach at Stuyvesant High School, at the scene said: ‘I heard what sounded like gas caskets and I went up on the bridge and saw a car caved in.
'Then I was pushed back and saw the ambulances arriving. The school was put on lockdown.'
John Williams, 22, said he was there around 30 seconds after the gun shot: 'I saw one man lying on the ground being looked after by paramedics and cops, another man getting arrested and what seemed like another man running towards the Hudson River.
‘I came out and saw a man holding two guns. I could still smell the gun fire. It was a very strong scent. I was concerned for the safety of everyone because there was someone walking around with a gun.’
Williams said he heard between five and ten gun shots in total.
At the time, school children were being let out of class after a day of Halloween festivities.
How terrorists have turned to vans and lorries to murder hundreds of people in a matter of months
Today’s terror attack in New York is chillingly similar to a spate of killings in Europe in recent months where vehicles were used.
It is believed six people were killed by a truck driver who mowed them down on a bike path in lower Manhattan.
The driver made his way from Houston Street down towards Tribeca where he mounted the bike path on the West Side Highway shortly after 3pm.
After striking several cyclists and runners, he came to a stop when his truck crashed into a school bus beneath the Tribeca bridge.
But it is not the first time a vehicle has been used to carry out mass murder in Western Europe with similar atrocities taking place in Britain, France , Germany, Spain and Stockholm and claiming well over 100 lives.
In August, Barcelona terrorist Younes Abouyaaqoub calmly walking away seconds after ploughing a van into crowds on the Ramblas murdering 14 people.
Abouqaaqoub was part of a 12-man cell who brought terror to Barcelona on August 17 and 18.
Hours after the Ramblas attack, five other members of the gang ploughed into pedestrians in the nearby seaside town of Cambrils before they went on the rampage with an axe and large knives, stabbing one person to death.
A driver has deliberately ploughed a van into pedestrians in Barcelona killing at least 13 and wounding dozens
On Bastille Day in the summer of last year, 86 people were killed when a truck was driven through crowds enjoying fireworks in Nice
Low tech attacks using stolen and hired vehicles to randomly rammed into crowds, have been increasingly used by terrorists unable to get hold of guns and explosives.
In June a team of jihadists used a hire van to drive through pedestrians at London Bridge before going on the rampage with knives
'Whether they are going to be permanent or temporary, time will tell. It is very difficult to stop, nigh on impossible.'
Before today's attack there had been a series of atrocities using cars and trucks in 2016 and 2017.
In June a team of jihadists used a hire van to drive through pedestrians at London Bridge before going on the rampage with knives.
On March 22, Khalid Masood, 52, drove a Hyundai 4x4 over Westminster Bridge, mowing down members of the public before crashing into a fence beside Big Ben.
He then got out of the car and attacked PC Keith Palmer with a knife.
Masood was shot twice by police and died when he was taken to hospital.
Five people died in the attack, including PC Palmer.
In April, in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, a hijacked truck was deliberately driven into crowds before being crashed through a corner of a department store
The day after the Westminster attack, a man in Antwerp drove into a crowded shopping area in the Belgian city in an attempted attack, but no one was injured.
In April, in central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, a hijacked truck was deliberately driven into crowds before being crashed through a corner of a department store.
An ISIS-inspired massacre took place in Germany when a terrorist drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin .
Twelve people were killed in the attack on December 19.
Anis Amri stole a cargo truck and killed 12 people when he drove through a Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz.
Among the dozen people killed was the original driver of the truck Lukasz Urban who was found dead with a gunshot wound in the passenger street.
An ISIS-inspired massacre took place in Germany when a terrorist drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin
Amri was a Tunisian who had failed to gain asylum status in the country. He was killed in Milan four days later after an international manhunt.
But the most deadly was the driver of a tractor-trailer who targeted Bastille Day revelers in the southern French city of Nice in July 2016.
On the evening of July 14, a 19-tonne cargo truck was driven into crowds on the Promenage des Anglais.
ISIS fanatic Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was behind the wheel and after exchanging gunfire with police, the Tunisian migrant was shot dead.
Thousands had gathered on the seafront to watch the fireworks that night. 86 of them died and 434 were injured.
When is this terrorism ever going to end?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5036717/Multiple-injured-shooting-downtown-Manhattan.html
