New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said the incident was being treated as an act of terror, “a particularly cowardly act of terror”. Play Video 1:53 Eight people killed after truck drives on to New York bike path – videoThere have been multiple – and conflicting – reports that a note and/or flag showing support for Isis has been found in the truck used in the attack. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A NYPD officer stands near a mangled bike along a bike path Tuesday in New York. John Williams, 22, said he was at a skate park near the bike path when he heard five to 10 gunshots. Police completely blocked off the bike path, but dozens of young people from the nearby high school and college crowded outside police lines.

Source: The Guardian October 31, 2017 19:57 UTC