The man on trial for New York’s worst terror attack since 9/11

Sayfullo Saipov was convicted for the 2017 New York City truck attack and now awaits a decision on whether he lives or diesOn 31 October 2017, Sayfullo Saipov went to a Home Depot in New Jersey and rented a truck. Saipov, who at the time was 29, then drove into Manhattan, traveling south on the West Side highway, as countless motorists have done without incident.But as Saipov approached Houston Street, he hit the gas, speeding onto a bike path alongside the Hudson River. He smashed into cyclists and pedestrians, killing eight people – the worst terror attack in New York since 9/11.