Man suspected of mowing down people in New York was one of its drivers confirmed Uber
New York, Nov 1 (IBNS): Taxi service provider Uber has confirmed that the man suspected of driving vehicle down a bike path near World Trade Centre site in New York on Tuesday was one of its drivers, according to media reports.
At least eight people were killed and 11 seriously injured when a trucker ran over them in New York's Lower Manhattan area, reports said.
Th man subsequently arrested was identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant who came to the US in 2010. Authorities suspect him to be an Uzbek citizen, according to media reports.
Uzbekistan will assist US authorities with their investigations into Tuesday’s terror attack in New York, the media quoted the country’s president as saying.
Reports quoted witnesses as saying that he shouted Allahu Akbar before killing the pedestrians.
According to media reports on Wednesday, Saipov had recorded more than 1,400 Uber trips over the course of six months but was later banned by the app. The company did not give the reasons why they had banned him, media reported.
Five Argentine and a Belgian were among the eight dead in Manhattan terror attack, reports said quoting the foreign ministries of the respective countries.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that it was a "cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians."
"NYers are resilient and won't be deterred. Great to see large crowd at annual Halloween parade in Village. Thx for showing world who we are," tweeted NYPD's Commissioner O'Neil.
"We know that this action was intended to break our spirit. But we also know that New Yorkers are strong, New Yorkers are resilient and our spirit will never be moved by an act of violence and an act meant to intimidate us," the Mayor added.
US President Donald Trump condoled the loss and tweeted, "My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!"
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi too condemned the attack. “Strongly condemn the terror attack in New York City. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased and prayers with those injured”, the Prime Minister said.
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