New York officials said eight people died and around a dozen were injured after a suspect drove a truck into cyclists and pedestrians near the World Trade Center.
The city’s Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling it quote “an act of terror.”
CGTN’s John Terrett begins our coverage from New York.
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To discuss all of this:
- Peter Vincent, an internationally recognized expert in global security
- Alexander Nekrassov, a political commentator and former advisor to the Kremlin
- Mike Baker, a former CIA operator and an export on terror
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The suspect in the New York attack is a 29-year-old from Uzbekistan who came to the US in 2010, sources tell CNN https://t.co/aCOfSXiy3S pic.twitter.com/qb1jURY8Ue
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