<Tr> <Th> Motive </Th> <Td> Islamist terrorism inspired by ISIL </Td> </Tr> <P> On October 31, 2017, an Islamist terrorist drove a rented pickup truck into cyclists and runners for about one mile (1.6 kilometers) of the Hudson River Park's bike path alongside West Street from Houston Street south to Chambers Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City . The vehicle - ramming attack killed eight people, mostly foreign tourists, and injured eleven others . After crashing the truck into a school bus, the driver exited, apparently wielding two guns (later found to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun). He was shot in the abdomen by a policeman and arrested . A flag and a document indicating allegiance to the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were found in the truck . </P> <P> The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) charged 29 - year - old Sayfullo Habibullaevich Saipov, who had immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan in 2010, with destruction of a motor vehicle and providing material support for a terrorist organization . </P> <P> At 2: 06 p.m. EDT on October 31, 2017, a man rented a pickup truck at a Home Depot in Passaic, New Jersey . At 2: 43 p.m., he crossed the George Washington Bridge and entered Manhattan, proceeding south down the West Side Highway . At 3: 04 p.m. at Houston Street near Pier 40, he swerved into the Hudson River Greenway, a protected bike lane of Hudson River Park that runs parallel to West Street . The man ran over people in the bike lane, mainly cyclists, killing eight and injuring seven others along a one mile (1.6 km) stretch . </P>

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