AKIPRESS.COM - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov conveyed his words of sympathy to President of the United States Donald Trump over the terrorist attack in New York that killed 8 and injured more than 12 others.
Berdimuhamedov condemned terrorism and extremism and said Turkmenistan fully supports the efforts of the international community to fight this evil, the statement said.
Eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured as the truck carved a path of destruction through several blocks of Lower Manhattan.
29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, a native of Uzbekistan, crashed the truck into a school bus, left the vehicle brandishing imitation firearms and was shot by police, officials said. In carrying out the attack, Saipov relied on the playbook laid out by ISIS in recent years, officials said.