The Manhattan terror attack: What we know and don’t know

Law enforcement officials said that as the attacker ran from the truck, he was heard yelling, 'God is great' in Arabic

Eight people were killed on Tuesday when a rented pickup truck plowed down a bike lane that runs along the West Side Highway in Lower Manhattan, officials said. The pickup smashed into a school bus before the driver jumped out and was shot by a police officer, the authorities said.

Law enforcement officials said that as the attacker ran from the truck, he was heard yelling, “God is great” in Arabic.

What we know

• Officials called it a terrorist attack, but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said at a briefing, “There’s no evidence that suggests a wider plot or a wider scheme.” He said the episode was “the action of one individual who meant to cause pain and harm and probably death, and the resulting terror.” The New York police commissioner, James P. O’Neill, added, “The Manhattan Attack incident is over.”
• The driver was identified as Sayfullo Saipov, 29. He was shot in the abdomen and was in critical condition on Tuesday night. The authorities said he came to the United States in 2010 and was a permanent legal resident. Three officials said Mr. Saipov had previously come to the federal authorities’ attention as a result of an unrelated investigation.........

What we don’t know

• The identities of the victims. The Belgian and Argentine governments, however, have said their citizens were among them.
• Exactly where the attacker rented the pickup truck, which had a Home Depot logo and came from New Jersey, according to the authorities.
• What the assailant’s motivation was, whether the attack was planned or spontaneous, or whether he had a particular target in mind and how close he came to it........

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