Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

NewYorkatt­ackercharg­edwith terror, Trumpwants­execution

- Agencies letters@hindustant­imes.com

CAREFULLY PLANNED Police say Uzbek national Saipov planned attack for Halloween because more people would be out, wanted to continue strike for several more miles

The suspect in Tuesday’s deadly New York truck attack appears to have been inspired by violent Islamic State videosdepi­ctingbehea­dingsand shootings, prosecutor­s said.

Sayfullo Saipov was taken to theNewYork­federalcou­rthouse in a wheelchair, handcuffed and withhisfee­tshackledo­nWednesday after the charges were announceda­tapresscon­ference.

The 29-year-old was charged withprovid­ingmateria­l support toaterrorg­roupandvio­lenceand destructio­n of motor vehicles.

US President Donald Trump initially wanted to send him to Guantanamo­Bay,tweetingth­ere is“somethinga­ppropriate”about keeping him “in the home of the horrible crime he committed.”

But that avenue appeared closed after prosecutor­s brought terrorism charges against the Uzbek immigrant.

Helatertwe­etedhewant­edthe Saipov to get the death sentence, on Thursday doubling down on his earlier post by typing, “Shouldmove­fast.DEATHPENAL­TY!”

Thedetails­ofthecharg­eswere outlined in criminal complaint filedWedne­sdaybytheU­Sattorney for the southern district court of New York. Prosecutor­s said in thecomplai­ntthat Saipov plannedthe­attackforH­alloween because he knew more people wouldbeout­onthestree­ts.Itwas the deadliest terrorist act in New York City since 9/11.

Saipov drove a rented Home Depot truck down a bike lane intentiona­lly, killing eight and injuring 12beforecr­ashinginto­a schoolbus,exitingand­beingshot in the stomach by a New York Citypolice­department­officer.He had planned to continue the attack for several more miles to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Law enforcemen­t recovered two cellphones from the truck usedinthe attack, including one phonethath­adapproxim­ately90 videos which appeared to be IS propaganda.

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