Of the 12 wounded, four remained in critical condition following the deadliest attack in America’s financial capital since the Al-Qaeda hijackings on September 11, 2001. “Saipov committed this attack in support of ISIS,” US acting Manhattan attorney Joon Kim announced, using an acronym to refer to the IS jihadist group. Saipov appeared in a wheelchair before a US magistrate in Manhattan federal court, where the charges were formally read. “Saipov requested to display ISIS’s flag in his hospital room and stated that he felt good about what he had done,” the charging document revealed. Police said the event, which attracts more than 50,000 runners and 2.5 million spectators, would be the most protected ever.

Source: The Standard November 02, 2017 13:18 UTC