Federal prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty in the case of the man charged with terrorism for killing eight people by driving a truck along a bike path in New York. The government’s intention to seek capital punishment, which is rare, was made in a court filing Friday. Prosecutors say Sayfullo Saipov, who is from Uzbekistan, drove a rented truck on the bike path next to the West Side Highway in lower Manhattan on Halloween last year in an attempt to kill as many people as possible. Mr. Saipov told investigators...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 29, 2018 20:03 UTC