A man accused of using a pick up truck to mow down pedestrians and cyclists in new york, killing eight people, has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. Sayfullo saipov, a 29 year old immigrant from uzbekistan, is said to have told police he was inspired by videos from the Extremist Group the so called Islamic State, and wanted to kill as many people as possible. Nick bryant reports. This is the kind of scene that preys on the minds of new yorkers one that recalls the trauma of 9 11, one that reveals how this city is vulnerable to new forms of terror. A rented pick up truck that became weaponised, a mode of attack thats common in europe, but now used to deadly effect on american soil, and just yards from ground zero, the site of the september 11th attacks. The antenna on the new world trade centre, bathed in red, white, and blue, to honour the eight people killed. This is the suspected attacker, Sayfullo Saipov, a 29 year old who reportedly shouted allahu akbar god is grea
Sayfullo saipov, a 29 year old immigrant from uzbekistan, is said to have told police he was inspired by videos from the Extremist Group the so called Islamic State, and wanted to kill as many people as possible. Nick bryant reports. This is the kind of scene that preys on the minds of new yorkers one that recalls the trauma of 9 11, one that reveals how this city is vulnerable to new forms of terror. A rented pick up truck that became weaponised, a mode of attack thats common in europe, but now used to deadly effect on american soil, and just yards from ground zero, the site of the september 11th attacks. The antenna on the new world trade centre, bathed in red, white, and blue, to honour the eight people killed. This is the suspected attacker, sayfullo saipov, a 29 year old who reportedly shouted allahu akbar god is great as he left his truck. He was brandishing fake weapons, and was shot by the police and taken into custody. Moments earlier, hed driven at high speed along a riversid
Storm approaches. Rain is expected to start falling on friday. It will be light at first, then building in intensity friday night through saturday no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya as james has been telling us. Rain is on the way and crews in the north bay are preparing for flooding in burned out neighborhoods followinglast months wildfires. will korn 4s Camila Bernal is live in santa rosa this morning with the details. Camila. Calfire Officials Say calfire to be done here and there, what has the potential for a slide, what do we need to do over here for erosion control, oh yeah there definitely is, theres a few places i mean obviously when you have burned out ground above you, nothing to hold the dirt, when it does pour its gonna go somewhere, calfire Officials Say that some wildfires burn so hotly, flames can bake the earth, creating an ashy crust that rainwater wont penetrate. This causes the water to run off like a sheet of glass. d
Community and the victims family, neither is shy about their relief. At the very least, at least closure and the family can know that. We have this unsolved cases where theres still a sense of unease because of what happened like i said a place that people love and treasure in this community. So thats wow, wow, incredible. Reporter gallon will remain in jail because he is in jail under no bond. And the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office will be presenting this case to the District Attorney in the next couple of months and then move forward from there. Reporting live in forestville, emily turner, kpix 5. Other our top story tonight air quality officials still monitoring the valero refinery in benicia. Thick, black smoke triggered alerts for much of the day today. A mandatory evacuation at the Benicia Industrial Park is still in effect and for most of the day students at both the Matthew Turner and robert simple Elementary Schools were told to shelter in place. Kpix 5s da lin is live outside
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