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NY Attack Suspect Charged With Terrorism Offenses

London (November 02, 2017): Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov , the suspect in New York’s deadliest terror attack since 9/11 has been charged with federal terrorism offenses in connection with Tuesday’s attack in Manhattan in which eight people were killed.

Joon H. Kim, the acting US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said on Wednesday that Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbekistan native who was living in New Jersey, is charged with providing material support to ISIS and violence and destruction of motor vehicles.

Saipov appeared in federal court in a wheelchair and didn’t enter a plea, a source at the US Attorney’s Office said. Saipov told investigators he was inspired by Islamic State videos, in particular one showing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a federal criminal complaint states.

The suspect decided to conduct a truck attack “to inflict maximum damage against civilians” and that he specifically chose to strike on Halloween “because he believed there would be more civilians on the street for the holiday,” the complaint says. He began planning an attack a year ago and decided two months ago to use a truck, officials said.

Five Argentinian high school classmates, two young American men and a Belgian mother were identified as the victims, police said. President Donald Trump called Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to offer any federal assistance needed, Trump tweeted.

A handwritten “document” found near the scene had both Arabic and English text, and included the message that the Islamic State would endure, the complaint says.

Saipov came to the US from the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan in 2010 on a diversity immigrant visa, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program awards up to 50,000 individuals per year a visa for a green card, which bestows permanent residency and is a path to citizenship.

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