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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 01: A picture of suspect Sayfullo Saipov is displayed during a news conference about yesterday's attack along a bike path in lower Manhattan that is being called a terrorist incident on November 1, 2017 in New York City. Eight people were killed and 12 were injured on Tuesday afternoon when suspect 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov intentionally drove a truck onto a bike path in lower Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)