NYC suspect's background
CBS News homeland security analyst Fran Townsend joins CBSN to discuss the background of Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant who drove a rented truck into pedestrians in a deadly attack in New York City.
CBS News homeland security analyst Fran Townsend joins CBSN to discuss the background of Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant who drove a rented truck into pedestrians in a deadly attack in New York City.
"We never even think about he can become the terrorist or make some evil things like he did," Mirakhmat Muminov says
The Muslim-majority nation gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and is located north of Afghanistan
Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, told police he is pleased with his actions and is unapologetic for the attack, which killed 8 people
Uber spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that Saipov was a driver for them and had passed a background check
A native of Uzbekistan with a U.S. green card is accused of carrying out New York's deadliest terror attack in years. Police say the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov, drove a rented pickup truck for nearly a mile down a bike path along the West Side Highway on Tuesday, killing eight and injuring 11. One witness says the suspect was "screaming in the street."
A 2010 issue of al Qaeda's "Inspire" magazine shows a pickup truck along with the headline "The Ultimate Mowing Machine"
A witness who also captured video of a school bus rammed by suspect says what he witnessed was "extraordinary and horrific"
If not for the actions of a quick-thinking five-year veteran of the NYPD, the death toll could have been even higher
Sources say Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov yelled "Allahu Akbar" -- Arabic for "God is great" -- as he got out of rental truck
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