NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov : Who is he?
Sayfullo Saipov
Police have identified  Sayfullo Saipov  as the suspect accused of driving a rented pickup truck into a crowd  killing at least eight people and injuring at least 11 more near the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.
 Saipov  had worked as an Uber driver in New Jersey  where  he  was living as recently as this summer. Uber confirmed to Fox News that  Saipov  passed the company's background check for drivers  but was now banned from the company. Uber added it has not found any safety reports concerning the terror suspect.
After exiting the vehicle   Saipov  yelled âAllahu akbarâ ("God is great") and waived around weapons believed to be a paintball gun and a BB gun  police said. The suspect was shot twice by police and taken into custody. He remains in the hospital and is expected to survive his wounds.
It's been reported that  Saipov  rented the truck from a Home Depot store in Passaic  N.J.  around 2 p.m. on Tuesday -- an hour or so before the attack occurred.
Authorities discovered that  Saipov  had a Florida driver's license and has been connected to an address in the Tampa area.
A friend  Kobiljon Matkarov  said he met  Saipov  while the two were living in Florida. He described  Saipov  as being âvery friendlyâ and âvery nice.â
Matkarov said he last saw  Saipov  a few months ago when the suspect picked him up from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.  Saipov  had moved to the area in order to seek better work opportunities.
Matkarov told Fox News that he never noticed any unusual behavior from the suspect  let alone that heâd been radicalized. He said that  Saipov  was generally a happy-go-lucky person who seemed to love America.
In a statement to Fox News  Uber said the company was in contact with the FBI and has offered its assistance to the investigation into  Saipov . It added that Uber was reviewing  Saipov 's history with the ride-hailing company.
Police have identified   [TGT] as the suspect accused of driving a rented pickup truck into a crowd  killing at least eight people and injuring at least 11 more near the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.
  [TGT] had worked as an Uber driver in New Jersey  where   [TGT]   was living as recently as this summer. Uber confirmed to Fox News that   [TGT] passed the company's background check for drivers  but was now banned from the company. Uber added it has not found any safety reports concerning the terror suspect.
After exiting the vehicle   Saipov  yelled âAllahu akbarâ ("God is great") and waived around weapons believed to be a paintball gun and a BB gun  police said. The suspect was shot twice by police and taken into custody. He remains in the hospital and is expected to survive his wounds.
It's been reported that   [TGT] rented the truck from a Home Depot store in Passaic  N.J.  around 2 p.m. on Tuesday -- an hour or so before the attack occurred.
Authorities discovered that   [TGT] had a Florida driver's license and has been connected to an address in the Tampa area.
A friend  Kobiljon Matkarov  said he met   [TGT] while the two were living in Florida. He described  Saipov  as being âvery friendlyâ and âvery nice.â
Matkarov said he last saw  Saipov  a few months ago when the suspect picked him up from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.   [TGT] had moved to the area in order to seek better work opportunities.
Matkarov told Fox News that he never noticed any unusual behavior from the suspect  let alone that heâd been radicalized. He said that   [TGT] was generally a happy-go-lucky person who seemed to love America.
In a statement to Fox News  Uber said the company was in contact with the FBI and has offered its assistance to the investigation into  [TGT]  . It added that Uber was reviewing  Saipov 's history with the ride-hailing company.