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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

New York Attack Leaves 8 Dead; Suspect's Notes Pledged ISIS Loyalty


New York Attacker Pledges Loyalty to ISIS

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The man accused of plowing into New York Pedestrians Tuesday had a printout of an ISIS flag in his car and left behind handwritten notes pledging loyalty to the Islamic state.  A clearer picture emerged today of Sayfullo Saipov's alleged link to the terror group.  Saipov is from Uzbekistan and isn't a citizen from the United States, according to federal law enforcement sources to Fox News.  Saipov had handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State terror network and shouted, "Allahu akbar" (God is Great), after the crash, according to law enforcement officials.  His notes were written in Arabic.  The attack on the bright Halloween afternoon not too far from the new World Trade Center building and where the site of the 9/11 attacks took place.  Saipov, who was shot by police, was taken into custody and remained hospitalized.  Eight people died and 11 were injured.  The suspect had a green card and came to the U.S. in 2010, a source told Fox News.  He was said to be living in Paterson, New Jersey.  Click on the above link to read the full story.

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