Daily Mail: Eight feared dead in terror attack after truck mows down victims on a cycle path just seven blocks from Ground Zero before being shot by police as he waved imitation firearms and screamed Allahu Akbar
* The truck rammed into cyclists and runners on the West Side Highway on Tuesday shortly after 3pm
* Driver drove south from further uptown and mounted the bike path a few blocks above Chambers Street
* He mowed down several cyclists and runners, according to police sources, then crashed into a school bus
* The driver then reportedly got out of the Home Depot truck with fake guns in his hands and was shot by police
* The suspect survived and is in hospital but it remains unclear how many he injured in his path of destruction
* He had rented the truck from Home Depot which said it was cooperating with authorities after the attack
Seven people are feared dead after a truck mounted a bicycle path in lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, mowing down cyclists and runners while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The driver made his way from down towards Tribeca on the West Side Highway and mounted the bike path a few blocks north of Chambers Street shortly before 3pm.
After striking several cyclists and runners, he came to a stop when his truck crashed into a school bus beneath the Tribeca bridge.
The man then emerged with imitation guns in his hand and was shot in the leg by police. He survived and was taken to hospital but at least seven innocent people were killed and others are injured.
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