Man Charged With Terrorism, Murder in New York Truck Attack

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack, is seen in this courtroom sketch appearing in Manhattan federal courtroom in a wheelchair in New York, NY, U.S., Nov. 1, 2017. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)

WASHINGTON–A federal grand jury on Tuesday, Nov. 21, indicted Sayfullo Saipov on terrorism and murder charges stemming from last month’s truck attack in Lower Manhattan in which eight people were killed, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.

Saipov was arrested immediately after the Oct. 31 attack in which he plowed a truck down a New York City bike lane and has been in federal custody.

The indictment charged Saipov with eight counts of murder, 12 counts of attempted murder, one count of providing and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and one count of violence and destruction of a motor vehicle resulting in death, the Justice Department said.

Emergency crews attend the scene of the terror incident on West Street in Manhattan, New York, U.S., Oct. 31 2017. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)

Saipov, an Uzbek immigrant, was hospitalized after he was shot by a police officer and arrested.

ISISI claimed responsibility for the truck attack, which was the deadliest assault on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001.

Five of the victims were Argentinians who were part of a group in New York to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation. A Belgian woman, a New Yorker and a New Jersey man were also killed.

A woman brings flowers to a makeshift memorial on Nov. 4, 2017, honouring victims of a lone wolf terrorist attack in New York City on Oct. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)