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Terrorist Attack Strikes US Again In NY:- More robust “extreme vetting” of travelers coming into the United States has been ordered by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. This move of Trump comes in the aftermath of the first deadly terror attack in New York, since the September 11, 2001, carnage in the city.
After a gunman in a truck plowed through a busy bike path, at least eight people were killed and 11 other injured in Lower Manhattan yesterday. The US termed the incident as an “act of terrorism”. The accused identified as Sayfullo Saipov (29) was shot in the stomach before being arrested. Saipov is originally said to hail from Uzbekistan.
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"I have just ordered Homeland Security to step up our already Extreme Vetting Program. Being politically correct is fine, but not for this!" Trump tweeted.
It would resume accepting refugees, after a 120-day ban, though arrivals from 11 "high-risk" countries, will still be blocked. Most of them home to Muslim majorities, announced the Trump’s administration last week.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York City and their families," Trump had said in a statement after the attack.
To decry the attack, the US President earlier took to Twitter, saying "we must not allow ISIS to return".
"In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!" Trump tweeted.
"We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!" he said in another tweet.
Police find handwritten note in attacker's truck
A note was recovered inside the truck, said two law enforcement officials. The truck barreled down a bike path near the World Trade Center, killing eight people. The note was hand-written in a foreign language, possibly Arabic, said one of the official. The officials further added that the contents are being investigated and the document supported the belief the act was terrorism.
On the condition of anonymity, the officials were not authorized to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation and instead, spoke to The Associated Press. On Tuesday afternoon, the truck's driver turned onto the bike path, striking several people before plowing into a school bus, said the police. The attacker got out of the truck, waving a pellet gun and a paint gun and was shot by a police officer, said the officials. After surgery, he is in critical condition.
A white Toyota minivan with Florida plates parked in a New Jersey Home Depot lot was surrounded by the police, who are investigating a rented Home Depot truck's deadly rampage down a bike path near New York's World Trade Center. Near the company's rental trucks, the van is parked.
The man rented a truck from a Home Depot in New Jersey about an hour before Tuesday’s attack, said the officials to The Associated Press.
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